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From 8. S. Randall, E'sq., Superintendent of Public 
Schools of New York City. 


‘‘T have examined with great interest and pleasure 
the little work, put into my hands a few evenings since, 
entitled ‘The Bible Reader; or, Scripture Reading 
Made Easy,’ published by Tuk AMERICAN SuNDAY- 
Scuoont Union, with the accompanying series of charts. 
The plan there pursued of teaching words in the first 
instance, and before any knowledge of the distinctive 
letters of the alphabet is communicated, is one which 
meets my entire approbation as an elementary process 
of instruction. 

‘‘T have invariably pursued the same course in the 
early tuition of the members of my own family; and 
experience and observation have long since convinced 
me that it is by far the best and most effectual 
method of teaching reading. I would recommend in 
the compilation of text-books and charts of this de- 
scription as great a number and variety of pictorial 
illustrations as may be practicable, as they serve to fix 
the idea designed to be communicated more strongly in 
the mind. 

‘“‘T sincerely trust that the application of these 
principles to the study of the Bible may prove the 
means of effecting great good to the rising generation.” 


es - 
oY W. TITUSG 2 Ane 


THE 


4 


“BIBLE READER: 


SCRIPTURE READING MADE EASY. 


Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read.—IsaIAH xxxiv. 16. 


Every peasant’s cottage became a school in which the highest of all arts was 
practised, viz. the reading of the Old and New Testaments,—for the right and true 
schoolmaster of his people is God, without whom all languages and all arts are 
but nets of deception and treachery.—ULRICcH ZWINGLE. 


PHILADELPHIA: 
AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, 


1122 CuEestnut STREET. 


New York: Boston: 
599 BROADWAY. 141 WASHINGTON Sr. 


Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1861, by 
THE AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, 


in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern 
District of Pennsylvania. 


“* 


PREFACE. 


Tuts book, although particularly intended 
to assist adults in learning to read the Bible, 
may also be used for children capable of un- 
derstanding the Bible when read to them. 

It, is designed for use in families, Bible- 
classes and Sabbath-schools, as well as for the 
instruction of individuals. The notes for the 
use of the teacher, it is hoped, will be found 
sufficient to show the manner of teaching. 
The reading-lessons, being frequently intro- 
duced, mark the progress made, and will en- 
courage the learner to persevere. Every 
new word in these reading-lessons may be 
found, and should be learned, in the list of 
words preceding each. 

The system is not a new one. It has been 
used with success in primers for children,— 


among others, by the late Dr. Thomas H. 
3 


4 PREFACE TO PART I. 


Gallaudet, the author of “Peep of Day,” &c., 
and more recently by the compiler of the 
Normal School Series of Readers now used in 
many of our public schools. The distinctive 
feature of this Reader is its being arranged to 
teach a person to read the Bible. The reading- 
lessons all consist of portions of this Holy 
Book. 

As many persons into whose hands the 
“‘Bible Reader” may come may not possess a 
Bible of their own, the selections have been 
made with a view to include a short though 
general view of gospel truth: so that all who 
may read even these alone may learn the only 
way of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. 
The Index gives the course of subjects. 


STATEMENT 


IN 


EXPLANATION OF THE BIBLE READER. 


Ir seems desirable that there should be some book 
especially adapted to teach adults to read the Bible. 

It is unnecessary to argue the point as to the de- 
sirableness of enabling the hitherto ignorant to read,— 
above all, to read the Bible; but the fact may not be 
generally known, that some poor and uneducated 
persons have been able to read the Bible with some 
degree of ease, when at the same time not able to 
make much out of other books. Instances are men- 
tioned of aged and infirm Christians, in humble life, 
to whom it has been a comfort to pick out even the 
name of God their Father and Redeemer, as it occurs 
in the sacred text. Such a one is spoken of in some 
number of the “ New York Observer” during the sum- 
mer of 1859. 

A still greater point is gained when a person can 
read even portions of the Holy Scripture; and this 
object, at least, the “Bible Reader” proposes to ac- 
complish. An adult of perhaps limited capacity, and 
having but little time to devote to study, may be in- 
duced to try to master a comparatively small book, 

1# 5 


‘ 


6 THE BIBLE READER. 


when to attempt to learn to read the whole Bible 
may seem too much of an undertaking. 

Ist. The plan upon which the “ Bible Reader” is 
arranged, though perhaps not the best adapted to 
form a critical scholar, nor perhaps calculated in any 
way to perfect the reader in a knowledge of Bible 
truth, has, it is thought, the advantage of being at- 
tractive, encouraging and sufficient for the principal 
end in view. It promises and, it is believed, will 
not fail to yield speedy returns to a small expendi- 
ture of time and effort. For instance, after only 
four lessons, the learner will find himself able to read 
five verses, as a commencement; and every succeed- 
ing section adds to the number in rapidly increasing 
ratio. 

2d. It is a plan different from that usually pursued 
with children, and, as such, commends itself favourably 
to the attention of adults, some of whom the pride 
natural to human nature may prevent from taking up 
a primer which perhaps is already in the hands of 
their children, or even grandchildren. In secking 
“to be made all things to all men, that we might by 
all means save some,” it cannot be wrong to adapt 
our methods of instruction to such varying feelings 
and circumstances. Still, the “ Bible Reader” does 
not by any means pretend to set forth a new system, 
but merely to adapt one already in vogue, to learning 
to read the Bible in particular. 

To the minds of many, the plan of teaching words 
before letters appears the more natural, perhaps 
because more philosophical than the older method 
in general use. The former is thought more natural, 
on the principle that we teach our children to speak 
before they can spell. Many otherwise good scholars 


THE BIBLE READER. 7 


find it difficult ever to do the latter correctly. Again, 
it is thought more philosophical, because the young or 
the uncultivated mind, like that of nations in a state 
of semi-barbarity, seems to seize more readily upon 
the idea of a sign for a whole word, than upon the 
more artificial one, so useful in its practical workings, 
of expressing these words by letters standing for 
simple sounds and placed in various combinations. 
But it is not necessary to the present purpose to urge 
the claims of the system of reading before spelling, as 
a general thing, but to show that it deserves a careful 
consideration as to its adaptation to our adult un- 
learned population. 

The ‘“ Bible Reader,” in its two parts, seeks to com- 
bine the two systems, that each may be used success- 
fully without the other, when found desirable or neces- 
sary. It proposes to teach both reading and spelling, 
though giving the former precedence. The first chap- 
ter of Genesis, upon which the earlier lessons are 
founded, though apparently too difficult, is admirably 
adapted to the object in view, from the frequent re- 
petitions in it of the same word and even sentence,— 
also because it is a narrative, and often familiar to 
the learner from his having heard it read aloud. The 
lists of words contain all the new words of each next 
succeeding reading-lesson. 

The alphabet is taught gradually as the letters 
occur in the earlier sections. Almost insensibly the 
learner will find that he knows them all, both in large 
and small characters. <A list of easy proper names 
next helps to fix and define the powers of these letters 
in simple combinations, taking in a measure, and, it is 
hoped, in a more attractive way, the place of the com- 
mon a-b abs. Lessons next upon the “Ten Command- 


8 THE BIBLE READER. 


ments” and the ‘ Lord’s Prayer,” both probably fami- 
liar to many who may use this book, now bring in 
the memory to assist the pupil in learning many to 
him as yet new words. 

Selections from various parts of the Bible follow, 
best understood from an examination of the “ Reader” 
itself. 

Part I. is arranged more upon the older system of 
instruction, and may be used independently of the 
other. 

Without taking into the account the precious truths 
it contains, the Bible is specially adapted for a text- 
book. To the simplicity of its diction, and to the 
constant recurrence of the same style of thought, the 
mind soon becomes accustomed, and what has perhaps 
been learned by the hearing of the ear is, by the 
wonderful analogy and connection between the senses, 
quickly recognised by the eye, when speaking from 
the printed page. For example, two instances are 
known in particular, where reading was learned from 
following out the words of hymns already learned by 
heart.* How much does a knowledge of the connection 
assist us in learning a new word in a foreign lan- 
guage! May not the same principle be used to advan- 
tage in learning to read our own? 

- Our teachers of languages are leaving almost en- 
tirely the old dry method of giving set lessons in the 
grammar at the commencement. The system of Ol- 


* «A chaplain of Hereford jail has given an account of an old 
man, seventy years of age, who taught himself to read by com- 
paring the Lord’s Prayer, which he had in his memory, with the 
printed characters in the Prayer-Book.”—See Pycroft’s Course of 
English Reading, page 85. 


THE BIBLE READER. 9 


lendorf is adopted with pleasure and success. When 
the pupil knows some words and sentences, he then 
becomes interested to study out their mutual relations 
and inflections. 

The Bible itself is used as a text-book with much 
success in some of our prisons, &c.; and it has been said 
by an experienced teacher that “he liked the word- 
system in general, and the Bible as a text-book for 
teaching to read, but he preferred to use the Bible it- 
self, selecting for himself simple passages best adapted 
to the purpose.” This may be the best method to be 
used by a competent teacher, accustomed to the work, 
and with time to vary his instructions to suit various 
capacities; but are there not some quite young per- 
sons, or persons entirely unaccustomed to teach, yet 
with willing hearts, who would be encouraged to find 
a series of lessons with short definite directions fitted 
to their hand? Such persons, without some assistance 
of the kind, would probably give up the attempt to 
teach, in despair. 

It may not generally be known, or remembered, 
that an ignorance truly frightful is found among the 
adult population in many rural districts even in these 
United States. It is hoped that the “Bible Reader” 
may assist many of the ignorant poor, or aged, or 
coloured and other servants in our midst, to read for 
themselves the Book of Life. It is for the benefit of 
such persons, and others to be found in our prisons 
and almshouses, that the “ Bible Reader” is prepared. 

But it is thought that it may also be used to ad- 
vantage for children capable of understanding the 
Bible when read to them. Cases are known, and 
the names can be given, if desired, of thoroughly 
good spellers who were taught at first either from 


10 THE BIBLE READER. 


the Bible itself, or upon the principle upon which the 
“Bible Reader” is arranged. 

But, allowing this book to be incomplete and inade- 
quate, would not a great and good point be gained, 
when a poor, sinful fellow-creature becomes able to 
read the selections it contains, even if only these 
alone? for many of them consist of the very words 
of Jesus, of which he said, “They are spirit, and 
they are life.” It is intended that these lessons, 
which are all strictly taken from the Bible itself, 
shall contain such a view of gospel truth as, with 
the blessing of the Holy Spirit, may lead the sinner 
to the only Saviour of the lost and perishing, even 
should he be able to read but these alone. It is 
believed that Part I. contains sufficient of the word 
of God thus to save a soul from death. Part II. is 
designed to give a more complete and extended know- 
ledge of Scripture doctrines and instructions. 


THE 


BIBLE READER. 


SECTION I. 

IN light 
beginning Night 
Spirit first 
light Spirit 
it IN 
Night it 
first be-gin-ning 

liNnosS-s 


begprtth 


hiltrpsSgebnNil 


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Nore 1 ro Treacuer.—Let the teacher point to the first word, 
IN, and name it. Let the learner repeat, and find the word in 
the opposite column. Proceed in like manner through the other 
words, attempting no more, but constantly repeating, until these 
seven words are well known at sight. Encourage at first, by 
saying there are only half as many words to be learned as there 
appear to be in the two columns. 

The letters found in the seven words are next to be learned. 
Encourage, by showing that the same ones are repeated here and 
there, by saying that only twenty-six are to be learned in all, 
and that only eleven are in this lesson. Take these letters one 
by one; let the learner repeat the name of each, and find it 
wherever it is to be found in the two columns or in the list of 
letters below. Until constant repetition has made them quite 
familiar, let no further progress be made. 

In most cases it will be best to defer teaching the letters until 
the learner be able to read the first five sections without diffi- 
culty. Then let these sections be reviewed, and the letters in 
them taught, before proceeding any further. 

It may be noticed that the words in the second column of each 
section are arranged, as far as possible, according to any simi- 
larity between them, and marked with the division into syllables. 
This will aid the teacher in his instructions. For instance, in 
Section 1, let him speak of the points of resemblance between 
“light” and ‘‘night,” also ‘‘in” and ‘‘it.” 

Again, the division of ‘‘be-gin-ning”’ into three syllables may 
be noticed, as corresponding to the three divisions in the sound 
of the word when spoken. : 

In Section 2, only five new letters occur. In the list of these 
letters below the columns, ‘‘little 1” is repeated at the side of its 
capital, to teach the connection between them. Let the teacher 
point out the similarity between ‘‘be,” ‘‘he” and ‘“‘the;” ‘the” 
and ‘‘there;” ‘‘there’ and ‘‘ were,” varying the exercise accord- 
ing to circumstances. 

The same method of instruction may be followed in the sub- 
sequent lessons, adapting it as far as possible to the capacity of 
the learner. 


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BGS See Note 1. 


2 


13 


SECTION IL. 
the be 
heaven he 
earth the 
deep there 
Let were 
there eve-ning 
be earth 
divided heay-en 
he deep 
evening div-i-ded 
were Let 

L | 

avduw 

wLledva 


14 THE BIBLE READER. 


SECTION III. 


God of 


without form 
form morn-ing 
void moy-ed 


upon God 
of rood 


moved void | 
good with-out 
morning up-on 


G $s 
Goufm 


Nore 2.—Proceed as before. Four new letters to be learned. 
Let each lesson be thoroughly learned before proceeding any 
further. It is the only way to make real progress. 


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SECTION IV. 
And And 
created and 

and Day 

was day | 
darkness dark-ness 
face said 
waters saw 

said was 

Saw wa-ters 
that cre-a-ted 
called call-ed 
Day face 

day that 


16 THE BIBLE READER. 


Afsana 
Coke, 


Ack Dy 


Nore 3.—Five new characters,—little ‘‘a’” and ‘‘d” being 
merely repeated. (See Note 2.) Notice among other things 
that ‘“‘saw”’ and ‘‘was” are alike in the letters that compose 
them, but that the different arrangement of these letters pro- 
duces a different sound. 

The person who has mastered these four sections will now be 
able to read the first five verses of the 1st chapter of Genesis, 
and that without difficulty. All the letters are learned in the 
small characters, except four,—viz., j, q, x and z,—which are to 
be found in Section VI. 


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SECTION 


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be 2a'3 d 
ao 4 38 1 

1. In the beginning God 
created the heaven and the 
earth. 

2. And the earth was 
without form, and voids 
and darkness was upon 
the face of the deep. And 
the Spirit of God moved 


upon the face of the waters. 
3. And God said, Let 


18 THE BIBLE READER. 
there be light; and there 
was light. — 

4. And God saw _ the 
light, that it was good: 
and God divided the light 
from the darkness. 

5. And God called the 
light Day, and the dark- 
ness he called Night. And 
the evening and the morn- 
ing were the first day. 


Norr 4.—The numerals are to be learned in the same way as 
the letters.* 

The verses inserted for reading will mark the definite progress 
made, and it is hoped will encourage the learner to persevere. 
The reading of the same verses afterward in the Bible itself will 
also add to the learner’s interest. 

Die re ee de? a BR a 


* Let the Roman style of numbering at the head of each Section be also learned 
with each new Section. 


TH 


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SECTION VI. 


HOLY NEW 

BIBLE TESTAMENT 
OLD HOLY 
TESTAMENT OLD 

NEW BIBLE 
GENESIS CHAPTER 


CHAPTER GENESIS 


H h 
Ke 
Ce 


Oo Yy Bb 
Tt Mm Ww 
Pape aeont 


20 THE BIBLE READER. 


HY OO YB Bie 
wceorePrR 


Jax sjJxqz 
ZX Ly xX g 


Nort 5.—Eleven new capital letters are found in the above 
Section. The small letters, being already known, are placed at 
the side of these capitals, and will assist the memory in learning 
the latter. 

The four letters j, q, x and z are here inserted, that the 
learner may feel that he now knows al/ the alphabet. 


THE BIBLE READER. 21 


SECTION VII. 


firmament a 

midst a-bove 
divide fir-ma-ment 
from from 
which made 

a midst 
made div-ide 
above which 

SO un-der 
under Heay-en 
Heaven sec-ond 
second SO 


a 


Nore 6.—Proceed as directed in previous note. Let the learner 
learn these twelve new words well, and he will be able to read the 
three verses to be found in the next Section. Repeat the back 
lessons frequently, that they be not forgotten. Refer to back 
words similar to the new ones, as ‘‘ divided,” in Sect. II., and 
«« divide,” in Sect. VII., and ‘‘ heaven” and ‘‘ Heaven,” &c. 


22 THE BIBLE READER. 


SECTION VIII. 


OF EO 
Caria 
2 De AN oO eee 


Genesis, Chapter L, 
Verses 6, 7 and 8. 
Gen. Ch. I., v. 6, 7 and 8. 
MAS aR 


6. And God said, Let there be a firma- 
ment in the midst of the waters, and let 
it divide the waters from the waters. 

7. And God made the firmament, and 
divided the waters which were under the 
firmament from the waters which were 
above the firmament: and it was so. 

8. And God ealled the firmament 
Heaven. And the evening and the 
morning were the second day. 


Norse 7.—Three new numerals are to be learned; also capital 
V. Compare “Genesis” with ‘‘GENESIS,” ‘ Chapter” with 
“CHAPTER.” Teach the new word, “ Verses,’ and explain the 
abbreviations, ‘‘Gen.,” “Ch.” and ‘*V.”? Teach also the capital 
ds et 


—— 


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gathered 
together 
unto 

one 
place 
dry 

land 
appear 
Karth 
cathering 
Seas 


SECTION IX. 


ap-pear 
Karth 

Seas 
gath-er-ing 
gath-er-ed 
un-to 
to-geth-er 
one 

dry 

place 

land 


Note 8.—Compare ‘‘Earth” with “earth,” (Sect. II. ;) ‘ gath- 


er-ing”’ and ‘‘ gath-er-ed ;” 


‘land’ and ‘‘and;” ‘‘place” and 


‘“‘face,’? &e. Also find the terminations ‘“‘ing’’ and ‘‘ed,” in 
, Db > 


previous Sections. 
of the letters. 


Such exercises will teach the use and power 


24 THE BIBLE READER. - 


SECTION X. 
Syd 
MOV Te 


Le - Deere) 6: 41 Oe Ouse 


Gen. ch. L., v. 9 and 10. 


9, And God said, Let the waters 
under the heaven be gathered together 
unto one place, and let the dry land 
appear: and it was so. 

10. And God called the dry land 
Earth; and the gathering together of 
the waters he called Seas: and God 
saw that it was good. 


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Nore 9.—Let frequent reviews of back sections keep what 
has been learned freshly in mind. 


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bring 
forth 
oTass 
herb 
yield-ing 
seed 
fruit 

tree 
fruit-tree 
after 

his 

kind 
whose 

1S 

itself 
brought 
third 


SECTION XI. 


is 

his 

bring 
yield-ing 
seed 
tree 

fruit 
fruit-tree 
herb 
eTass 
whose 
brought 
third 
af-ter 
forth 
kind 
it-self 


26 THE BIBLE READER. 


Nore 10.—Continue to compare similar words and termina- 
tions, as— 


is in gath-er-ing 
his be-gin-ning yield-ing 

it bring morn-ing 
it-self eve-ning 


SECTION XII. 


11 12 13 
13 11 12 


Gen., ch. I, v. 11, 12 and 13. 


11. And God said, Let the earth bring 
forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and 
the fruit-tree yielding fruit after his 
kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the 
earth: and it was so. 

12. And the earth brought forth grass, 
the herb yielding seed after his kind, 
and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed 
was in itself, after his kind: and God 
saw that it was good. 

13. And the evening and the morning 
were the third day. 


THE BIBLE READER. 


lights 
to 
them 
for 
slons 
seasons 
days 
years 
give 
two 
great 
greater 
rule 
lesser 
Stars 
also 
fourth 


SECTION XIII. 


_— 


BGS See Note 11, page 29. 


20 


for 
fourth 
to 

two 
eTeat 
oreat-er 
less-er 
lights 
stars 
years 
sea-sons 
sions 
days 
al-so 
rule 
give 
then 


28 THE BIBLE READER. 


SECTION XIV. 


Gennich-d., v. 14510; toe 
18, 19. 


14. And God said, Let there be lights 
in the firmament of the heaven to divide 
the day from the night; and let them be 
for signs, and for seasons, and for days, 
and years: 

15. And let them be for lights in the 
firmament of the heaven to give light 
upon the earth: and it was so. 

16. And God made two great lights ; 
the greater light to rule the day, and 
the lesser light to rule the night: he 
made the stars also. 

17. And God set them in the firma- 
ment of the heaven to give light upon 
the earth, | 

18. And to rule over the day and over 


THE BIBLE READER. 29 


the night, and to divide the light from 
the darkness: and God saw that it was 
good. | 

19. And the evening and the morning 
were the fourth day. 


Norse 11.—Compare in addition to the words in the upper half 
of the second column, the following, viz. :— 


lights days 
light day 
Night Day 
nights 

night 


Let the learner be encouraged to find out words that are at all 
alike for himself; also to point out the difference between them. 

The person who has well learned Section XIII. can now read 
siz more verses. 

Note 12.—Let the numbers be taught with each reading-lesson. 
Compare those in the list in the heading, with each number at 
the head of the separate verses. Explain that by the different 
arrangement of only nine figures every possible number may be 
expressed, so that no new numeral characters are to be learned. 


3* 


30 THE BIBLE READER. 


SECTION XV. 
abundantly fowl 
moving fly 
creature mul-ti-ply 
hath a-bun-dant-ly 
life ev-er-y 
fowl Be 
may cre-a-ture 
fly may 
open say-Ing 
whales mov-ing 
every liv-ing 
living wing-ed 
their bless-ed 
winged fifth 
blessed fill 


saying fruit-ful 


THE BIBLE READER. “Oh 


Be o-pen 
fruitful hath 
multiply life 

fill whales 
fifth their 


Nore 18.-—-The learner should be asked to find out some of the 
new words for himself, or a part of a new word,—such as ‘ Be,” 
which has already been learned as ‘‘be.”’ ‘‘Cre-a,”’ in ‘‘creature,”’ 
is the same as in ‘‘created;’’ ‘‘mov-ing” resembles ‘‘ moved;”’ 
‘‘fruit” and ‘‘fruit-ful.” The termination “ing” has been already 
learned. Compare ‘‘wing.’’ This exercise can be much varied 
according to circumstances. 


52 THE BIBLE READER. 


SECTION XVI. 


Gen., chal., v. 20,21, 22.525. 


20. And God said, Let the waters 
bring forth abundantly the moving crea- 
ture that hath life, and fowl that may 
fly above the earth in the open firma- 
ment of heaven. 

21. And God created great whales, 
and every living creature that moveth, 
which the waters brought forth abun- 
dantly, after their kind, and every winged 
fowl after his kind: and God saw that it 
was good. 

22. And God blessed them, saying, Be 
fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters 
in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the 
earth. 

23. And the evening and the morning 
were the fifth day. 


THE BIBLE READER. 33 


SECTION XVII. 


cattle ne our 
creeping o-ver 
thing | alr. 
beast creep-eth 
creepeth creep-ing 
us | thing 
make like-ness 
man us 

our make 
image man 
like-ness cat-tle 
have beast 
dominion fish 

over all 

all do-mi-nion 
fish have 

air im-age 


Notes 14.—Let both teacher and scholar be satisfied to ‘‘make 
haste slowly.” Review back sections frequently. Remember 
directions given in previous notes. 


34 THE BIBLE READER. 


SECTION XVIII. 
Gen. ch. I. v. 24, 25, 26. 


24. And God said, Let the earth bring 
forth the living creature after his kind, 
cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of 
the earth after his kind: and it was so. 

25. And God made the beast of the 
earth after his kind, and cattle after their 
kind, and every thing that creepeth upon 
the earth after his kind; and God saw 
that it was good. 

26. And God said, Let us make man 
in our image, after our likeness: and let 
them have dominion over the fish of the 
sea, and over the fowl of the air, and 
over the cattle, and over all the earth, 
and over every creeping thing that 
creepeth upon the earth. 


THE BIBLE READER. oO 


own 
him 
male 
female 


replenish 


subdue 
Behold 
given 
bearing 
you 
shall 
meat 
wherein 
green 
behold 
very 
sixth. 


SECTION XIX. 


Be-hold 
be-hold 
re-plen-ish 
fe-male 
male 
shall 
sixth 
sub-due 
you 
where-in 
bear-ing 
giv-en 
him 
ver-y 
ereen 
own 
meat: 


29 


6 THE BIBLE READER. 


SECTION XX. 


Gen. ch. y. 2/4, 28.29, 30,31 


27. So God created man in his own 
image, in the image of God created he 
him; male and female created he them. 

28. And God blessed them, and God 
said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, 
and replenish the earth, and subdue it: 
and have dominion over the fish of the 
sea, and over the fowl of the air, and 
over every living thing that moveth 
upon the earth. 

29. And God said, Behold, I have given 
you every herb bearing seed, which is 
upon the face of all the earth, and every 
tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree 
yielding seed; to you it shall be for 
meat. 

30. And to every beast of the earth, 
and to every fowl of the air, and to 
every thing that creepeth upon the 


THE BIBLE READER. 37 


earth, wherein there is life, I have 
given every green herb for meat: and 
it Was So. 

31. And God saw every thing that he 
had made, and, behold, it was very good. 
And the evening and the morning were 
the sixth day. 


9+ —_____—. 


Note 15.—The verses contained in the above lesson complete 
the first chapter of Genesis. It would please a new beginner to 
read it in the Bible itself, if possible. 


38 THE BIBLE READER. 


SECTION XXI. 


Thus 
heavens 
finished 
host 

on 
seventh 
ended 
work 
rested 
sanctified 


because 
had 


end-ed 
rest-ed 
fin-ish-ed 
sane-ti-fi-ed 
sev-enth 
heav-ens 
Thus 
be-cause 
had 

host 
work 

on 


THE BIBLE READER. 39 


Bb Ee Tt Mm Ww 
CeCe bap Raw cv 


Note 16.—More than two-thirds of the capital letters have 
now been learned. They are introduced in this section in the 
order in which they have been found, and should now be 
thoroughly reviewed. The remaining capitals will occur in sub- 
sequent lessons, or be found in the alphabetical lists of texts and 
names hereafter introduced. 


40 THE BIBLE READER. 


SECTION XXII. 


Gen. ch. IL, v. 1—8. 


1. Thus the heavens and the earth 
were finished, and all the host of thein. 

2. And on the seventh day God ended 
his work which he had made; and he 
rested on the seventh day from all his 
work which he had made. 

3. And God blessed the seventh day, 
and sanctified it: because that in it he 
had rested from all his work which God 
created and made. 


Nore 17.—Explain the three ways of representing the numbers 
one and two; also that 1-8 means the verses between are in- 
cluded. 


THE BIBLE READER. 4] 


SECTION XXIII. 


LORD 
took 

put 

into 
garden 
Eden 
dress 
keep 
commanded 
thou 
mayest 
freely 

eat 

But 
knowledge 
evil 

shalt 

not 


4% 


gar-den 
E-den 

eat 

eat-est 
e-vil 
free-ly 
sure-ly 
dress 

keep 
there-of 
thou 

took 

not 
know-ledge 
LORD 
com-mand-ed 
shalt 
may-est 


42, THE BIBLE READER. 


eatest die 
thereof put 
surely But 
die in-to 


ee ee Ye 


Note 18.—The learner should be asked to find out as many 
words, or parts of words himself, as possible. He should now, 
if not before, spell every one on the book. Some _ persons 
will easily spell off the book; and these lists of new words should 
be used in this way. All the lists of words from the beginning 
should also be used for spelling. The reading-lessons will now 
be in the same section, with the new words they contain. 


Gen. I1., 15—17. 


15. And the LORD God took the man, 
and put him into the garden of Eden to 
dress it and to keep it. 

16. And the LORD God commanded 
the man, saying, Of every tree of the 
garden thou mayest freely eat: 

17. But of the tree of the knowledge 
of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of 
it: for in the day that thou eatest there- 
of thou shalt surely die. 


THE BIBLE READER. 43 


Now 
serpent 
more 
subtle 
than 
any 
Yea 
woman 
We 

Ye 
neither 
ye 
touch 
lest 
when 
food. 
pleasant 


SECTION XXIV. 


Yea 

Ye 

ye 

she 

We 
wo-man 
wise 
when 
than 
an-y 

her 
ser-pent 
neith-er 
pleas-ant 
hus-band 
sub-tle 
gave 


44 THE BIBLE READER. 


desired food 
wise de-sir-ed 
she did 

did lest 

2ave touch 
her more 
husband Now 


Gen. III, 1—4, and 6. 


1. Now the serpent was more subtle 
than any beast of the field which the 
Lord God had made. And he said unto 
the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall 
not eat of every tree of the garden? 

2. And the woman said unto the ser- 
pent, We may eat of the fruit of the 
trees of the garden: 

3. But of the fruit of the tree which is 
in the midst of the garden, God hath 
said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall 
ye touch it, lest ye die. 


THE BIBLE READER. 45 


4, And the serpent said unto the 
woman, Ye shall not surely die. 

6. And when the woman saw that the 
tree was good for food, and that it was 
pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be 
desired to make one wise, she took of 
the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave 
also unto her husband with her, and he 
did eat. 


III. 3. three. 


46 THE BIBLE READER. 


hast 
done 
this 

art 
cursed 
thy 
belly 
dust 
will 
enmity 
between 
thee 
bruise 
head 
heel _ 
greatly 
SOrTOW 


SECTION XXV. 


this 

thy 

thee 
heel 
bel-ly 
will 
great-ly 
art 

hast 
head 
be-tween 
de-sire 
dust 
bruise 
curs-ed 
done 
con-cep-tion 


THE BIBLE READER. 47 


conception SOr-TrOW 
children en-mity 
desire child-ren 


Gen. III. 14—16. 


14. And the Lorp God said unto the 
serpent, Because thou hast done this, 
thou art cursed above all cattle, and 
above every beast of the field ; upon thy 
belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou 
eat all the days of thy life: 

15. And I will put enmity between 
thee and the woman, and between thy 
seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy 
head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. 

16. Unto the woman he said, I will 
ereatly multiply thy sorrow and thy 
conception ; in sorrow thou shalt bring 
forth children; and thy desire shall be 
to thy husband, and he shall rule over 
thee. 


48 THE BIBLE READER. 


SECTION XXVI. 


hearkened A-dam 
voice eat-en 
wife heark-en-ed 
eaten bread 
ground sweat 
sake name 
Thorns sake 
thistles ta-ken 
sweat wast 
bread till 

till this-tles 
return Thorns 
out moth-er 
wast Eve 
taken ~ wife 
Adam wife's 


wite’s 


voice 


THE BIBLE READER. 49 


name out 
live ground 
mother re-turn 


Gen? III. 17—20. 


17. And unto Adam he said, Because 
thou hast hearkened unto the voice of 
thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of 
which I commanded thee, saying, Thou 
shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground 
for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat 
of it all the days of thy lite; 

18. Thorns also and thistles shall it 
bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat 
the herb of the field. 

19. In the sweat of thy face shalt 
thou eat bread, till thou return unto the 
eround; for out of it wast thou taken: 
for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt 
thou return. 

20. And Adam called his wife’s name 
Eve; because she was the mother of all 
living. 


5 


50 


THE ‘BIBLE READER. 


SECTION XXVII. 


become 
know 
hand 
live 

ever 
Therefore 
sent 
whence 
drove 
placed 

at 

east 
Cherubim 
flaming 
sword. 
turned 
way 


pla-ced 
fla-ming 
sent 
whence 
There-fore 
Cher-u-bim 
ey-er 
drove 
sword 
know 


_ way 


turn-ed 
hand 
be-come 
live 

at 

east 


THE BIBLE READER. 5] 


Gen. IL. 22—24. 


22. And the Lorp God said, Behold, 
the man is become as one of us, to know 
eood and evil: and now, lest he put forth 
his hand, and take also of the tree of 
life, and eat, and live forever: 

23. Therefore the Lord God sent him 
forth from the garden of Eden, to till the 
ground from whence he was taken. 

24. So he drove out the man: and he 
placed at the east of the garden of Kden 
cherubim, and a flaming sword which 
turned every way, to keep the way of 
the tree of life. 


Nore 19.—The above lessons conclude a short account of the 
creation, of the fall of man, of the promise of a Saviour under 
the name of the seed of the woman, and of man driven out of 
Paradise. 

These lessons should be reviewed thoroughly before proceeding 
further. 


THE BIBLE READER. 


SECTION XXVIII. 


Ab-ba 
An-na 
Ad-am 
A-bram 
Ba-laam 
Ba-lak 
Ba-rak 
Bo-az 
Ca-na 
Ca-naan 
Ca-in 
Ce-sar 
Dan 
Dan-i-el 
Da-vid 
Di-an-a 
E-den 


E-sau 
E-li 
E-li-sha 
Fe-lix 
Fes-tus 
Gad 
Gath 
Go-li-ath 
Gal-i-lee 
Ha-man 
He-man 
Ha-gar 
Hor 
Id-do 
Is-ra-el 
Ish-ma-el 
I-saae 


ee 


Ja-cob 
John 

J €-SUS 

J e-ru-sa-lem 
Ko-rah 
Kid-ron 
Kish 
Ka-desh 
La-ban 
Laz-a-rus 
Le-vl 

Lot 
Ma-ry 
Mar-tha 
Mo-ses 
Mo-ab 
Na-a-man 
Na-than 
Na-o-m1 
No-ah 
O-bed 


THE BIBLE READER. Ya: 


O-ba-di-ah 


Phil-ip 
Phar-a-oh 
(Juar-tus 
Ra-hab 


Ro-mans 


- Re-bek-ah 


Ruth 
Sam-u-el 
Sa-rah 
Sod-om 
Sol-o-mon 
'T'a-bor 
Tad-mor 
'T'ar-sus 
Ti-tus 

Ur 


54 THE BIBLE READER. 


U-ri-ah+ YY 

Uz Zeb-u-lon 
Uz-zah Zeb-e-dee 
Vash-ti Zi-don 

W Zi-on 

xX 


NK AOR 
N Es ae ASS 
MoHROCMKHN 
ao FO se he N 


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Norse 20.—The above list of names is intended to be used as 
an easy spelling-lesson, and also to teach all the capitals. The 
seven capitals that are new are placed by themselves at the end 
for convenient repetition. The proper names chosen are com- 
posed of very simple syllables, and will teach the effect of the 
combination of letters in a more interesting way than the 
common ab-abs.. This section should be studied with special 
care. In many cases, a short verbal account of each character 
or place whose name is brought in would be very useful and 
pleasant to the learner, and an exercise especially suited to 
Sabbath-schools or Bible-classes. 


ee EE eee tt ieee ‘ 


59 


THE BIBLE READER. 


SECTION XXIX. 


Ss oWvovW aes e'BeVln Feo Qa 


S282 8 28 Ou wen. ow ao Bea oad 


AMOAREOCMHR MH aAZOkhS 


06 


pom 


COONAN KH OD = 


Neha GHene 


The Numbers. 


Sa 


THE BIBLE READER. 


One. 
Two. 


Three. 
Four. 


Five. 
Six. 


Seven. 
Hight. 


Nine. 
Ten. 


THE BIBLE READER. 57 


Hi-lev-en. 
Twelve. 
Thir-teen. 
Four-teen. 
Fif-teen. 
Six-teen. 
Sev-en-teen. 
Hight-een. 
Nine-teen. 
Twen-ty: 
Twen-ty-one. 
Twen-ty-two. 
Twen-ty-three. 
Twen-ty-four. 
Twen-ty-five. 
Twen-ty-six. 
Twen-ty-sev-en. 
Twen-ty-eight. 
Twen-ty-nine. 
Thir-ty. 
Thir-ty-one. 
For-ty. 

Fit-ty. 

Six-ty. 
Sev-en-ty. 


58 THE BIBLE READER. 


80 LXXX. Kight-y. 
90 XC. Nine-ty. 
100 C. One hun-dred. 
150 CL. One hun-dred and fif-ty. 


(Period) marks a full stop. 

(Colon) marks a three-quarter stop. 

(Semi-colon) marks a half stop. 

(Comma) marks a quarter or short 
Stop. 

? (Interrogation mark) is placed after 

a question. 
! (Exclamation mark) calls attention. 
4] (Paragraph) marks a new subject. 


Ne @ ee es 


Nore 21.—It is important that a reader of the Bible should 
understand the above characters and their uses. The teacher 
can give other combinations of figures upon a slate, or with 
paper and pencil. 

The marks for punctuation may now be learned to advantage, 


CO an 


THE BIBLE READER. 


spake 
these 
words 
am 
thy 
Thou 
Egypt 
house 
bondage 
no 
other 
gods 
before 
me 


SECTION XXX. 


EXODUS 


am 

me 
these 
thy 
Thou 
house 
EX-O-DUS 
no 
oth-er 
words 
gods 
be-fore 
bond-age 
spake 
K-gypt 


59 


60 THE BIBLE READER. 
geese hin ates papiteue nie is eee 

Note 22.—Learning the above words will enable the scholar 
to read the first three verses of the 20th chapter of Exodus, which 
are to be found in Section XXXIV., page 65. 

Let any person familiar with the ten commandments continue 
on immediately with Section XXXIV. Many of the words are 
already known. The memory will much assist the reader in 
making out the new ones which intervene. Mark such as the 
learner cannot read, and let them be found and learned in Sec- 
tions XXX., XXXI., XXXII., and XXXIII. These sections must 
be learned first by those who do not know the commandments, 
and thoroughly reviewed in any case. 


THE BIBLE READER. 61 


SECTION XXXI. 


raven 
or 

beneath 

bow 

down 

thyself 

nor 

serve 

jealous 
visiting 
iniquity 
fathers 
generation 
hate 

showing 
mercy 
thousands 
love 

my 
‘commandments 


ora-ven 
gen-er-a-tion 
serve 

mer-cy 

my 
in-i-qui-ty 
vis-1t-ing 
show-ing 


bow 


down 

or 

nor 

love 
jeal-ous 
thous-ands 
thy-self 
be-neath 
hate 
fath-ers 
com-mand-ments 


a 


Nort 23.—Reading-lesson may be found in Section XXXIV.,— 
the 4th, 5th, and 6th Baek ta taining the second commandment. 


62 THE BIBLE READER. 


SECTION XXXII. 


take 
vain 
hold 
cuiltless 
taketh 
Remember 
sabbath 
holy 
SIX 
labor 
do 
son 
daughter 
maid 

— servant 


Re-mem-ber 
daugh-ter 
stran-ger 
where-fore 
la-bor 
ser-vant 
vain 

maid 
sab-bath 
hal-low-ed 
ho-ly 

do 

son 

hold 
cuilt-less 


THE BIBLE READER. 63 


stranger 3 with-in 
within S1X 
gates gates 
wherefore take 


hallowed tak-eth 


ee 


Norse 24.—Reading-lesson in Section XXXIV.,—the 7th to 11th 
verses inclusive,—containing the 3d and 4th commandments. 


64 THE BIBLE READER. 


SECTION XXXTII. 


Honor 
long 
giveth 
kill 
commit 
adultery 
steal 
bear 
false 
witness 
against 
neighbor 
covet 
Ox 

ass 


neigh-bor 
Hon-or 
a-dul-ter-y 
a-gainst 
ass 

steal 

bear 
false 

lall 
wit-ness 
giv-eth 
com-mit 
cov-et 
long 

Ox 


Norr 25.—Reading-lesson in Section XXXIV., verses 12 to 17 


inclusive, containing the last six commandments. 


= 


THE BIBLE READER. 65 


SECTION XXXIV. 


THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. 


(Exopus xx., 1 to 17.) 


1. And God spake all these words, 
saying, 

2. Tam the Lorp thy God, which have 
brought thee out of the land of Egypt, 
out of the house of bondage. 


First Commandment. 


3. Thou shalt have no other gods 
before me. 


Second Commandment. 


4. Thou shalt not make unto thee any 
graven image, or any likeness of any 
thing that is in heaven above, or that 
is in the earth beneath, or that is in the 
water under the earth: 

5. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to 


66 THE BIBLE READER. 


them, nor serve them: for I the Lorp 
thy God am a jealous God, visiting the 
iniquity of the fathers upon the children 
unto the third and fourth generation of 
them that hate me; 

6. And showing mercy unto thousands 
of them that love me, and keep my com- 
mandments. 


Third Commandment. 


7. Thou shalt not take the name of the 
Lorp thy God in vain: for the Lorp will 
not hold him guiltless that taketh his 
name in vain. 


Fourth Commandment. 


8. Remember the Sabbath-day, to keep 
- it holy. 

9. Six days shalt thou labor, and do 
all thy work: 

10. But the seventh day is the Sabbath 
of the Lorp thy God: in it thou shalt 
not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor 
thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy 


THE BIBLE READER. 67 


maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy 
stranger that is within thy gates: 

11. For in six days the Lorp made 
heaven and earth, the sea, and all that 
in them is, and rested the seventh day: 
wherefore the Lorp blessed the Sabbath- 
day, and hallowed it. 


Fifth Commandment. 


12. Honor thy father and thy mother: 
that thy days may be long upon the land 
which the Lorp thy God giveth thee. 


Siath Commandment. 
13. Thou shalt not kill. 


Seventh Commandment. 


14. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 


Lighth Commandment. 
15. Thou shalt not steal. 


Ninth Commandment. 


16. Thou shalt not bear false witness 
avainst thy neighbor. 


68 THE BIBLE READER. 


Tenth Commandment. 


17. Thou shalt not covet thy neigh- 
bor’s house, thou shalt not covet thy 
neighbor’s wife, nor his man-servant, 
nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor 
his ass, nor any thing that is thy 
neighbor’s. 


THE BIBLE READER. 69 


SECTION XXXV. 


LIST OF WORDS CONTAINED IN SECTIONS XXXI. TO 
XXXIV., ARRANGED FOR FURTHER REVIEW AND 


SPELLING. 
K-gypt stran-ger be-neath 
Ex-o-dus daugh-ter bond-age 
jeal-ous love bow 
bear long in-i-qui-ty 
steal son kill 
vain no wit-ness 
a-cainst nor cuilt-less 
maid or giv-eth 
gates Ox ta-keth 
hate SIX take 
false serve spake 
ass serv-ant my 
am where-fore me 
sab-bath mer-cy these 


com-mand-ment gen-er-a-tion thy-self 


70 THE BIBLE READER. 


com-mit erav-en Thou 
cov-et with-in down 
thous-ands __ vis-it-ing do 

house show-ing gods 
hon-or a-dul-ter-y ho-ly 
neigh-bor Re-mem-ber hold 
la-bor oth-er hal-low-ed 


fath-er be-fore words 


THE BIBLE READER. Ta 


SECTION XXXVI. 


Matthew 
manner 
pray 

Our 
kingdom 
come 
done 

- daily 
forgive 
debts 
debtors 
lead 
temptation 
deliver 
thine 


A-men 
man-ner 
debt-ors 
debts 
done 
come 
king-dom 
temp-ta-tion 
lead 
pray 
dai-ly 
olo-ry 
our 
pow-er 
de-liv-er 


72 THE BIBLE READER. 


power for-give 
glory thine 
Amen Mat-thew 


Note 26.-—If the learner know the Lord’s prayer, let him 
attempt to read it at once before taking the new words in the 
above list. These should, however, be reviewed, and thoroughly 
learned, before proceeding further. 


THE LORD’S PRAYER. 
(MarruHew vi. 9-13.) 


9. After this manner therefore pray 
ye: Our Father which art in heaven, 
Hallowed be thy name. 

10. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be 
done in earth, as it is in heaven. 

11. Give us this day our daily bread. 

12. And forgive us our debts, as we 
forgive our debtors. 

13. And lead us not into temptation, 
but deliver us from evil: For thine is 
the kingdom, and the power, and the 
glory, forever. Amen. 


THE BIBLE READER. 73 


SECTION XXXVII. 


THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST. 


Luke 
came 
pass 
those 
went 
decree 
Augustus 
world 
taxed . 
Joseph 
city 
Nazareth 
Judea 
Bethlehem 
espoused 
born 
wrapped 
swaddling-clothes 
laid 
manger 
room 

inn 


inn 
wrap-ped 
swad-dling clothes 


— world 


born 

room 
Beth-le-hem 
J u-de-a 
Jo-seph 
went 
Naz-a-reth 
es-pous-ed 
came 

ci-ty 

Luke 
Au-gus-tus 
de-cree 
those 
mang-er 
pass. 
tax-ed 

laid 


74 THE BIBLE READER. 


Luke IL, 1, 4, 5, 7. 


1. And it came to pass in those days, 
that there went out a decree from Cesar 
Augustus, that all the world should be 
taxed. 

4. And Joseph also went up from 
Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, 
into Judea, unto the city of David, 
which is called Bethlehem 

5. To be taxed with Mary his espoused 
wife. 

7. And she brought forth her first- 
born son, and wrapped him in swad- 
dling-clothes, and laid him in a manger ; 
because there was no room for them in 
the inn. 


Nore 27.—The above commences a series of lessons upon New 
Testament history. As the headings of these and succeeding 
sections are not found in the text, no lesson is made upon them, 
but the teacher can read and explain them. 


THE BIBLE READER. 75 


SECTION XXXVIII. 


THE SHEPHERDS. 


same Christ 
country Sa-viour 
shepherds joy 
abiding glo-ry 
keeping lo 

watch ti-dings 
flock a-bi-ding 
lo keep-ing 
angel they — 
olory peo-ple 
shone coun-try 
round shep-herds 
about Fear 
they a-fraid 
sore a-bout 


afraid round 


76 THE BIBLE READER. 


Fear flock 
tidings watch 
joy sore 
people same 
Saviour an-gel 
Christ shone 


Luke IJ. 8—I1. 


8. And there were in the same country 
shepherds abiding in the field, keeping 
watch over their flock by night. 

9. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came 
upon them, and the glory of the Lord 
shone round about them; and they were 
sore afraid. 

10. And the angel said unto them, 
Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good 
tidings of great joy, which shall be to 
all people. 

11. For unto you is born this day in 
the city of David a Saviour, which is 
Christ the Lord. 


THE BIBLE READER. 77 


SECTION XXXIX. 


THE ANGELS SONG. 


suddenly 
with 
multitude 
heavenly 
praising 
highest 
peace 
toward 
men 
gone 
away 
another 
£0 

see 

even 
known 


gone 


0 
o'lo-ri-fy-ing 
prais-ing 
peace 
heay-en-ly 
sud-den-ly 
men 
e-ven 
ly-ing 
high-est 
haste 
heard 
re-turn-ed 
mul-ti-tude 
found 


78 THE BIBLE READER. 


haste 
found 
babe 
lying 
returned 
glorifying 
heard 
seen 


told 


see 
seen 
to-ward 
told 
a-way 
with 
known 
babe 


an-oth-er 


Luke II. 13 to 16, and 20. 


13. And suddenly there was with the 
angel a multitude of the heavenly host 
praising God, and saying, 

14. Glory to God in the highest, and 
on earth peace, good will toward men. 

15. And it came to pass, as the angels 
were gone away from them into heaven, 
the shepherds said one to another, Let 
us how go even unto Bethlehem, and see 


THE BIBLE READER. 79 


this thing that is come to pass, which 
the Lord hath made known unto us. 

16. And they came with haste, and 
found Mary and Joseph, and the babe 
lying in a manger. 

20. And the shepherds returned, glori- 
fying and praising God for all the things 
that they had heard and seen, as it was 
told unto them. 


SECTION XL. 


THE VISIT OF THE WISE MEN. 


Herod Jews 

king Where 
Where wor-ship 
Jews what 
worship word 

Then king 

privily Her-od 
inquired ex-ceed-ing 


80 THE BIBLE READER. 


diligently 
what 
time 
appeared 
search 
young 
child 
word 
again 
departed 
stood 
rejoiced 
exceeding 


Then 
time 

stood 
re-joic-ed 
de-part-ed 
in-quir-ed 
ap-pear-ed 
child 
priv-i-ly 
dil-i-gent-ly 
search 
young 
a-gain 


Matt. II. 1, 2, 7—10. 


1. Now when Jesus was born in Beth- 
lehem of Judea in the days of Herod the 
king, behold, there came wise men from 


the east to Jerusalem, 


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2. Saying, Where is he that is born 
King of the Jews? for we have seen his 
star in the east, and are come to worship 
him. 

7. Then Herod, when he had privily 
called the wise men, inquired of them 
diligently what time the star appeared. 

8. And he sent them to Bethlehem, 
and said, Go and search diligently for 
the young child; and when ye have 
found him, bring me word again, that 
I may come and worship him also. 

9, When they had heard the king, 
they departed; and, lo, the star, which 
they saw in the east, went before them, 
till it came and stood over where the 
young child was. 

10. When they saw the star, they 
rejoiced with exceeding great joy. 


Nore 28.—After this, words differing only from those pre- 
viously learned by having a capital, as king and King, will not be 
introduced in the list of new words. Words singular or plural, 
where the plural is regularly formed, and already learned in one 
form, will also be omitted. 


82 THE BIBLE READER. 


SECTION XLI. 


HEROD THE KING. 


fell 
treasures 
presented 
oifts 

gold 
frankincense 
myrrh 
warned 
dream 
ALISe 

flee 

until 

seek 
destroy 
arose 
mocked 


old 

gold 
des-troy 
mock-ed 
wroth 
coasts 
treas-ures 
oifts 

myrrh 
frank-in-cense 
pre-sent-ed 
warn-ed 
there-of 
dream 
a-L1se 
a-rose 


ee 


THE BIBLE READER. §3 


wroth seek 
slew slew 
coasts fell 
thereof flee 
old un-til 


Matt. II. 11—14, and 16. 


11. And when they were come into 
the house, they saw the young child 
with Mary his mother, and fell down 
and worshipped him: and when they 
had opened their treasures, they pre- 
sented unto him gifts; gold, and frank- 
incense, and myrrh. 

12. And being warned of God in a 
dream that they should not return to 
Herod, they departed into their own 
country another way. 

13. And when they were departed, 
behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth 
to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and 


84 THE BIBLE READER. 


take the young child and his mother, 
and flee into Egypt, and be thou there 
until I bring thee word: for Herod will 
seek the young child to destroy him. 

14. When he arose, he took the young 
child and his mother by night and de- 
parted into Keypt. 

16. Then Herod, when he saw that he 
was mocked of the wise men, was ex- 
ceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew 
all the children that were in Bethlehem, 
and in all the coasts thereof, from two 
years old and under, according to the 
time which he had diligently inquired 
of the wise men. 


THE BIBLE READER. 85 


ee  ———— ————————————— 


SECTION XLII. 


THE RETURN FROM EGYPT. 


are 

dead 
sought 
Archelaus 
reign 
room 
thither 
notwithstanding 
aside 
parts 
dwelt 
increased 
wisdom 
stature 


favor 


not-with-stand-ing 
reign 

room 
wis-dom 
fa-vor 
sta-ture 
a-side 
in-creas-ed 
dead 

dwelt 

parts 

are 
Ar-che-la-us 
sought 
thi-ther 


56 THE BIBLE READER. 


Matt. IL. 19—23. Luke IT. 52. 


19. But when Herod was dead, behold, 
an angel of the Lord appeareth in a 
dream to Joseph in Egypt, 

20. Saying, Arise, and take the young 
child and his mother, and go into the 
land of Israel: for they are dead which 
sought the young child’s life. 

21. And he arose and took the young 
child and his mother, and came into 
the land of Israel. 

22. But when he heard that Archelaus 
did reign in Judea in the room of his 
father Herod, he was afraid to go 
thither: notwithstanding, being warned 
of God in a dream, he turned aside into 
the parts of Galilee. 

23. And he came and dwelt in a city 
called Nazareth. 

(Luke II., 52.) And Jesus increased 
in wisdom and stature, and in favor with 
God and man. 


THE BIBLE READER. 


SECTION XLUIII. 


JESUS BAPTIZED, 


Ho-ly Ghost 


Baptist 
preaching 
wilderness 
Repent 
region 
Jordan 
baptized 
confessing 
sins 

seeth 
coming 
saith 
Lamb 
praying 
Holy Ghost 
descended 
bodily 
shape 

like 


bod-i-ly 
be-lov-ed 
dove 
Jor-dan 
re-g1-on 
Lamb 
com-ing 
pray-Ing 
preach-ing 
con-fess-Ing 
Re-pent 
des-cend-ed 
pleas-ed 
bap-tiz-ed 
Bap-tist 
shape 

saith 

se-eth 


87 


88 THE BIBLE READER. 


dove sins 
beloved like 
well wil-der-ness 
pleased well 


Matty EIT 02,5, 05. Js Olmeets 
Ze, uke LL 21 22% 


1. In those days came John the Bap- 
tist, preaching in the wilderness of 
Judea, 

2. And saying, Repent ye: for the 
kingdom of heaven is at hand. 

o. Then went out to him Jerusalem, 
and all Judea, and all the region round 
about Jordan, 

6. And were baptized of him in Jor- 
dan, confessing their sins. 

(John I. 29.) John seeth Jesus coming 
unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb 
of God, which taketh away the sin of 
the world. 

(Luke IIT. 21.) Now when all the 
people were baptized, it came to pass, 


THE BIBLE READER. 89 


that Jesus also being baptized, and pray- 
ing, the heaven was opened, 

22. And the Holy Ghost descended in 
a bodily shape like a dove upon him, 
and a voice came from heaven, which 
said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee 
I am well pleased. 


SECTION XLIV. 


JESUS CALLETH HIS DISCIPLES. 


himself Si-mon 
began say 

age straight-way 
say walk-ing 
walking cast-ing 
brethren mend-ing 
Simon send 
Andrew 20-Ing 
brother go-eth 
casting Fol-low 
net fol-low-ed 


g* 


90 


fishers 
Follow 
straightway 
left 
followed 
going 
thence 
James 
ship 
mending 
immediately 
Mark 
goeth 

up 
mountain 
calleth 
whom 
would 
ordained 
might 
send 


THE BIBLE READER. 


or-dain-ed 


im-me-di-ate-ly 


moun-tain 
be-gan 
breth-ren 
thence 
broth-er 
An-drew 
him-self 
net 
might 
fish-ers 
ship 

up 

whom 
left 
would 
Mark 
James 
eall-eth 


age 


THE BIBLE READER. 9] 


Wrarke FIT 23% - MattcL Ve 1 7 —z22. 
Mark IIL. 13, 14. 


(Luke IfI. 23.) And Jesus himself be- 
gan to be about thirty years of age. 

(Matt. IV. 17.) From that time Jesus 
began to preach, and to say, Repent: for 
the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 

18. And Jesus, walking by the sea of 
Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called 
Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a 
net into the sea: for they were fishers. 

19. And he saith unto them, Follow 
me, and I will make you fishers of men. 

20. And they straightway left their 
nets, and followed him. 

21. And going on from thence, he saw 
other two brethren, James the son of Ze- 
bedee, and John his brother, in a ship 
with Zebedee their father, mending their 
nets; and he called them. 

22. And they immediately left the ship 
and their father, and followed him. 

(Mark III. 18.) And he goeth up into a 


92, THE BIBLE READER. 


mountain, and calleth unto him whom he 
would: and they came unto him. 

14. And he ordained twelve, that they 
should be with him, and that he might 
send them forth to preach. 

Norn 29.—New words ending in ing, ed, and eth, of which the 


roots are already learned, will after this be omitted in the lists 
heading the sections. 


SECTION XLV. 


JESUS GOES ABOUT DOING GOOD. 


teaching sick 
synagogues sick-ness 
2ospel Sy-ri-a 
sickness syn-a-gogues 
disease fame 

among a-mong 

fame lun-a-tic 
throughout De-cap-o-lis 


Syria pos-sess-ed 


THE BIBLE READER. 93 


sick pal-sy 
divers dey-ils 
torments tor-ments 
possessed div-ers 
devils dis-ease 
lunatic teach-ing 
palsy through-out 
Decapolis be-yond 
beyond 2os-pel 


Matt. IV. 283—25. 


23. And Jesus went about all Galilee, 
teaching in their synagogues, and preach- 
ing the gospel of the kingdom, and heal- 
ing all manner of sickness and all man- 
ner of disease among the people. 

24. And his fame went throughout all 
Syria: and they brought unto him all 
sick people that were taken with divers 
diseases and torments, and those which 
were possessed with devils, and those 


94 THE BIBLE READER. 


which were lunatic, and those that had 
the palsy; and he healed them. 

25. And there followed him great mul- 
titudes of people from Galilee, and from 
Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from 
Judea, and from beyond Jordan. 


SECTION XLVI. 


WHO ARE BLESSED. 


set 
disciples 
mouth 
taught 
poor 
mourn 
comforted 
meek . 
inherit 
hunger 
thirst 


poor 
pure 

mer-cy 
mer-ci-ful 
per-se-cute 
per-se-cu-ted 
dis-ci-ples 
re-vile 

in-her-it 

thirst 
right-eous-ness 


THE BIBLE READER. 95 


righteousness re-ward 


merciful com-fort-ed 
obtain glad 

mercy taught 
pure your 

heart mourn 
peacemakers mouth 
persecuted. ob-tain 
-revile heart 
persecute peace-ma-kers 
glad proph-ets 
your hun-ger 
reward set 
prophets meek 

Matt. V. 1—12. 


1. And seeing the multitudes, he went 
up into a mountain: and when he was 
set, his disciples came unto him: 

2. And heopened his mouth, and taught 
them, saying, 


96 THE BIBLE READER. 


3. Blessed are the poor in spirit: for 
theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 

4. Blessed are they that mourn: for 
they shall be comforted. 

5. Blessed are the meek: for they shall 
inherit the earth. 

6. Blessed are they which do hunger 
and thirst after righteousness: for they 
shall be filled. 

7. Blessed are the merciful: for they 
shall obtain mercy. 

8. Blessed are the pure in heart: for 
they shall see God. 

9. Blessed are the peacemakers: for 
they shall be called the children of God. 

10. Blessed are they which are perse- 
cuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs 
is the kingdom of heaven. 

11. Blessed are ye, when men shall 
revile you, and persecute you, and shall 
say all manner of evil against you falsely, 
for my sake. 

12. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for 
great is your reward in heaven: for so 
persecuted they the prophets which were 
before you. 


py 


THE BIBLE READER. 97 


SECTION XLVII. 


THE WIDOWS SON RAISED. 


Nain speak 
many sat 
much still 
nigh ris-en 
carried car-ried 
only bare 
widow bier 
compassion nigh 
weep Na-in 
touched man-y 
bier much 
bare touch-ed 
still com-pas-sion 
sat on-ly 
speak ru-mor 
risen wid-ow 
rumor weep 


98 THE BIBLE READER. 


Luke VII. 11—17. 


11. And it came to pass the day after, 
that he went into a city called Nain; and 
many of his disciples went with him, and 
much people. 

12. Now when he came nigh to the 
gate of the city, behold, there was a dead 
man carried out, the only son of his mo- 
ther, and she was a widow: and much 
people of the city was with her. 

13. And when the Lord saw her, he 
had compassion on her, and said unto 
her, Weep not. 

14. And he came and touched the bier: 
and they that bare him stood still. And 
he said, Young man, I say unto thee, 
Arise. 

15. And he that was dead sat up, and 
began to speak. And he delivered him 
to his mother. 

16. And there came a fear on all: and 
they glorified God, saying, That a great 
prophet is risen up among us; and, That 
God hath visited his people. 


THE BIBLE READER. 


29 


17. And this rumour of him went forth 
throughout all Judea, and throughout all 


the region round about. 


SECTION XLVIILI. 


CHRIST IN THE 


STORM. 


entered faith 
tempest | calm 
insomuch o-bey 
covered Why 
waves fear-ful 
asleep lit-tle 
awoke a-sleep 
save a-woke 
perish re-bu-ked 
why mar-vel-led 
fearful cov-er-ed 
little en-ter-ed. 
faith tem-pest 
rebuked winds 


100 THE BIBLE READER. 


winds In-so-much 
calm Save 
marvelled waves 
obey per-ish 


Matt. VIII. 23—27. 


23. And when he was entered into a 
ship, his disciples followed him. 

24. And, behold, there arose a great 
tempest in the sea, insomuch that the 
ship was covered with the waves: but he 
was asleep. ; 

25. And his disciples came to him, and 
awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we 
perish. 

26. And he saith unto them, Why are 
ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he 
arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; 
and there was a great calm. 

27..But the men marvelled, saying, 
What manner of man is this, that even 
the winds and the sea obey him! 


THE BIBLE READER. 


101 


SECTION XLIX. 


CHILDREN BROUGHT TO JESUS—-BLIND BARTIMEUS 
MADE WHOLE. 


displeased 
suffer 
forbid 
such 
Jericho 
number 
blind 
Bartimeus 
Timeus 
highway 
side 
begging 
cry 
charged 
hold 

cried 


Bar-ti-me-us 
Ti-me-us 
suf-fer 

such 

side 

cried 

cry 
charg-ed 
dis-pleas-ed 
ans-wer-ed 
gar-ment 
for-bid 
blind 

J er-i-cho 
hold 

whole 


102 THER UBT ER WA ER. 


deal rose 
gcarment re-celve 
rose wilt 
answered sight 

wilt num-ber 
receive high-way 
sight beg-ging 
whole deal 


Mark X. 13, 14; 46—52. 


13. And they brought young children 
to him, that he should touch them; and 
his disciples rebuked those that brought 
them. 

14. But when Jesus saw it, he was 
much displeased, and said unto them, 
Suffer the little children to come unto 
me, and.forbid them not; for of such is 
the kingdom of God. 


46. And they came to Jericho: and as 
he went out of Jericho with his disciples 


THE BIBLE READER. 103 


and a great number of people, blind Bar- 
timeus, the son of Timeus, sat by the high- 
way side begging. 

47. And when he heard that it was 
Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, 
and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have 
mercy on me. 

48. And many charged him that he 
should hold his peace: but he cried the 
more a great deal, Thou Son of David, 
have mercy on me. 

49, And Jesus stood still, and com- 
manded him to be called. And they call 
the blind man, saying unto him, Be of 
good comfort, rise; he calleth thee. 

50. And he, casting away his garment, 
rose, and came to Jesus. 

51. And Jesus answered and said unto 
him, What wilt thou that I should do 
unto thee? The blind man said unto 
him, Lord, that I might receive my sight. 

52. And Jesus said unto him, Go thy 
way; thy faith hath made thee whole. 
And immediately he received his sight, 
and followed Jesus in the way. 


104 THE BIBLE READER. 


Norr 30.—While the reader may well be pleased and encou- 
raged to find that, by learning only twenty-four new words, he 
can read nine new verses in the New Testament, he must not 
forget to review the past sections, for fear of forgetting what he 
has learned. 

It may be necessary also to refer the teacher to the early 
notes, as to the method of instruction. 


SECTION L. 


CHRIST TEACHES NICODEMUS THE WAY TO BE 


SAVED. 
Pharisees lov-ed 
Nicodemus sa-ved 
ruler be-liev-eth 
Rabbi be-got-ten 
teacher con-demn 
miracles con-dem-na-tion 
cdoest deeds 
except do-est 
Verily ex-cept 
lifted e-ver-last-ing 
must e-ter-nal 


whosoever al-rea-dy 


THE BIBLE READER. 105 


believeth who-so-ev-er 
eternal teach-er 
loved rath-er 
begotten wrath 
everlasting Rab-bi 
condemn ru-ler 
through through 
saved must 
already Nic-o-de-mus 
condemnation mir-a-cles 
rather Phar-i-sees 
deeds Ver-i-ly 
wrath lift-ed 


John III. 1—3; 14—19; 36. 


1. There was a man of the Pharisees, 
named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 

2. The same came to Jesus by night, 
and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that 
thou art a teacher come from God: for 


106 THE BIBLE READER. 


no man can do these miracles that thou 
doest, except God be with him. 

o. Jesus answered and said unto him, 
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a 
man be born again, he cannot see the 
kinedom of God. — 

14. And as Moses lifted up the serpent 
in the wilderness, even so must the Son 
of man be lifted up: 

15. That whosoever believeth in him 
should not perish, but have eternal life. 

16. For God so loved the world, that he 
gave his only begotten Son, that whoso- 
ever believeth in him should not perish, 
but have everlasting life. 

17. For God sent not his Son into the 
world to condemn the world; but that 
the world through him might be saved. 

18. He that believeth on him is not 
condemned: but he that believeth not is 
condemned already, because he hath not 
believed in the name of the only begotten 
Son of God. 

19. And this is the condemnation, that 
light is come into the world, and men 


THE BIBLE READER. 


loved darkness rather than hight, because 


their deeds were evil. 
26. He that believeth on the Son hath 


everlasting life: and he that’ believeth 
not the Son shall not see life; but the 
wrath of God abideth on him. 


SECTION LI. 


THE RESURRECTION AND DAY OF JUDGMENT. 


hour 
oTaves 
hear 
resurrection 
damnation 
sit 

throne 
nations 
separate 
sheep 
coats 


min-is-ter 
right 

sit 

drink 

fire 
in-as-much 
pun-ish-ment 
dam-na-tion 
pris-on 
res-ur-rec-tion 
throne 


107 


108 THE BIBLE READER. 


night 
prepared 
foundation 
naked 
clothed 
prison 
drink 
inasmuch 
least 

fire 
minister 
punishment 


na-tions 
found-a-tion 
hour 

hear 
oTaves 
goats 
sep-a-rate 
sheep 
na-ked 
cloth-ed 
pre-par-ed 
least 


John V. 28,29; Matt. XXYV. 


)1—46. 


28. Marvel not at this: for the hour is 
coming, in the which all that are in the © 


graves Shall hear his voice, 


29. And shall come forth; they that 
have done good, unto the resurrection of 
life; and they that have done evil, unto 


the resurrection of damnation. 


THE BIBLE READER. 109 


(Matt. xxv. 31.) When the Son of man 
shall come in his glory, and all the: holy 
angels with him, then shall he sit upon 
the throne of his glory: 

32. And before him shall be gathered 
all nations: and he shall separate them 
one from another, as a shepherd divideth 
his sheep from the goats: 

33. And he shall set the sheep on his 
right hand, but the goats on the left. 

34. Then shall the King say unto them 
on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of 
my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared 
for you from the foundation of the world: 

35. For I was anhungered, and ye gave 
me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me 
drink: I was a stranger, and ye took 
me m: 

36. Naked, and ye clothed me: I was 
sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, 
and ye came unto me. 

37. Then shall the righteous answer 
him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee 
anhungered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and 


gave thee drink ? 
10 


110 THE BIBLE READER. 


os. When saw we thee a stranger, and 
took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? 

39. Or when saw we thee sick, or in 
prison, and came unto thee ? 

40. And the King shall answer and 
say unto them, Verily I say unto you, 
Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of — 
the least of these my brethren, ye have 
done it unto me. 

41. Then shall he say also unto them 
on the left hand, Depart from me, ye 
cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for 
the devil and his angels: 

42. For I was anhungered, and ye gave 
me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave 
me no drink: 

43. | was a stranger, and ye took me 
not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: 
sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. 

44. Then shall they also answer him, 
saying, Lord, when saw we thee anhun- 
gered, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, 
or sick, or in prison, and did not minister 
unto thee ? 

45. Then shall he answer them, say- 


THE BIBLE READER. 111 


ing, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as 
ye did it not to one of the least of these, 
ye did it not to me. 

46. And these shall go away into ever- 
lasting punishment: but the righteous 
into life eternal. 


RS 


SECTION LIL. 


THE SAVIOUR COMFORTS HIS DISCIPLES. 


troubled Com-fort-er 
mansions com-fort-less 
Ties can-not 
whither spo-ken 
Thomas o'lo-ri-fi-ed 
truth oive 

give if 
Comforter while 
cannot whith-er 
dwelleth dwell-eth 
leave leave 


a he THE BIBLE READER. 


comfortless 
yet 

while 
manifest 
Herein 
glorified 
continue 
kept 
spoken 
remain 


full 


John XIV. 1—6, 15—21, 27. 


re-main 
man-sions 
man-i-fest 
con-tin-ue 
full 

truth 
trou-bled 
Tho-mas 
kept 

yet 
Here-in 


XV. 8—12. 


1. Let not your heart be troubled: ye 


believe in God, believe also in me. 


2. In my Father’s house are many 
mansions: if if were not so, I would 
I go to prepare a place 


have told you. 
for you. 


THE BIBLE READER. 1i3 


8. And if I go and prepare a place for 
you, I will come again, and receive you 
unto myself; that where I am, there ye 
may be also. | 

4. And whither I go ye know, and the 
way ye know. 

5. Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we 
know not whither thou goest; and how 
can we know the way ? 

6. Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, 
the truth, and the life: no man cometh 
unto the Father, but by me. 

15. If ye love me, keep my command- 
ments. 

16. And I will pray the Father, and he 
shall give you another Comforter, that he 
may abide with you forever, 

17. Even the Spirit of truth; whom 
the world cannot receive, because it seeth 
him not, neither knoweth him: but ye 
know him; for he dwelleth with you, and 
shall be in you. 

18. I will not leave you comfortless: 
I will come to you. 

19. Yet a little while, and the world 

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114 THE BIBLE READER. 


seeth me no more; but ye see me: be- 
cause I live, ye shall live also. 

20. At that day ye shall know that I 
am in my Iather, and ye in me, and [I in 
you. 

21. He that hath my commandments, 
and keepeth them, he it is that loveth 
me: and he that loveth me shall be 
loved of my Father, and I will love him, 
and will manifest myself to him. 

27. Peace I leave with you, my peace 
I give unto you: not as the world giveth, 
give I unto you. Let not your heart be 
troubled, neither let it be afraid. 

(John xv. 8.) Herein is my Father 
glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so 
shall ye be my disciples. 

9. As the Father hath loved me, so 
have I loved you: continue ye in my 
love. 

10. If ye keep my commandments, ye 
shall abide in my love; even as I have 
kept my Father’s commandments, and 
abide in his love. 

ll. These things have I spoken unto 


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you, that my joy might remain in you, 
and that your joy might be full. 

12. This is my commandment, That ye 
love one another, as I have loved you. 


SECTION LIIT. 


THE CHIEF PRIEST AND JUDAS PLOT AGAINST CHRIST. 


feast scribes 
passover sil-ver 
betrayed chief 
crucified plec-es 
assembled priests 
chief cru-ci-fi-ed 
priests con-sult-ed 
scribes coy-e-nant-ed 
elders be-tray-ed 
palace as-sem-bled 
Caiaphas pass-ov-er 
consulted pal-ace 


subtilty feast 


116 THE BIBLE READER. 


uproar up-roar 
Judas Iscariot sought 
covenanted Ca-ia-phas 
pieces sub-til-ty 

silver Ju-das Is-car-i-ot 
sought op-por-tu-ni-ty 


opportunity — el-ders 


Matt. XXVI. 1—5; 14—16. 


Il. And it came to pass, when Jesus 
had finished all these sayings, he said 
unto his disciples, 

2. Ye know that after two days is the 
feast of the passover, and the Son of man 
is betrayed to be crucified. 

». Then assembled together the chief 
priests, and the scribes, and the elders 
of the people, unto the palace of the high 
priest, who was called Caiaphas, 

4. And consulted that they might take 
Jesus by subtilty, and kill him. 

©). But they said, Not on the feast 


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day, lest there be an uproar among the 
people. 

14. Then one of the twelve, called Judas 
Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, 

15. And said unto them, What will ye 
give me, and I will deliver him unto you? 
And they covenanted with him for thirty 
pieces of silver. 

16. And from that time he sought op- 
portunity to betray him. 


SECTION LIV. 


THE LORDS SUPPER. 


unleavened Ol-ives 
master mount 
did mas-ter 
appointed thanks 
ready brake 
sorrowful read-y 
dippeth bod-y 


dish blood 


118 


THE BIBLE READER. 


written shed 

woe did 

brake ap-point-ed 
body un-leay-en-ed 
cup writ-ten 
thanks woe 

blood sor-row-ful 
shed hymn 
remission hence-forth 
henceforth sung 

vine cup 

sung vine 

hymn dish 

mount dip-peth 
Olives re-mis-sion 


Matt. XX VI. I7—30. 


17. Now the first day of the feast of 
unleavened bread the disciples came to 
Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou 


THE BIBLE READER. 119 


that we prepare for thee to eat the pass- 
over ? 

18. And he said, Go into the city to 
such aman, and say unto him, The Master 
saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the 
passover at thy house with my disciples. - 

19. And the disciples did as Jesus had 
appointed them; and they made ready 
the passover. 

20. Now when the even was come, he 
sat down with the twelve. 

21. And as they did eat, he said, Verily 
I say unto you, that one of you shall be- 
tray me. 

22. And they were exceeding sorrow- 
ful, and began every one of them to say 
unto him, Lord, is it I? 

23. And he answered and said, He that 
dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the 
same shall betray me. 

24. The Son of man goeth as it is writ- 
ten of him+ but woe unto that man by 
whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had 
been good for that man if he had not been 
born. 


120 THE BIBLE READER. 


25. Then Judas, which betrayed him, 
answered and said, Master, isit 1? He 
said unto him, Thou hast said. 

26. And as they were eating, Jesus 
took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, 
and gave it to the disciples, and said, 
Take, eat; this is my body. 

27. And he took the cup, and gave 
thanks, and gave it to them, saying, 
Drink ye all of it. 

28. For this is my blood of the new 
testament, which is shed for many for 
the remission of sins. 

29. But I say unto you, I will not drink 
henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until 
that day when I drink it new with you 
in my Father’s kingdom. 

00. And when they had sung a hymn, 
they went out into the mount of Olives. 


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SECTION LV. 


PETER’S SELF-CONFIDENCE. 


offended seat-ter-ed 
smite of-fend-ed 
scattered a-broad 
abroad de-ny 
never cock 

cock smite 
Crow thrice 
deny Crow 
thrice nev-er 


Matt. XX VI. 31—35. 


31. Then saith Jesus unto them, All 
ye shall be offended because of me this 
night: for it is written, I will smite the 
Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall 
be scattered abroad. 

32. But after I am risen again, I will 


go before you into Galilee. 
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122 THE BIBLE READER. 


33. Peter answered and said unto him, 
Though all men shall be offended because 
of thee, yet will I never be offended. 

34. Jesus said unto him, Verily I say 
unto thee, That this night, before the cock 
crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. 

35. Peter said unto him, Though I 
should die with thee, yet will I not deny 
thee. Likewise also said all the disciples. 


SECTION LVI. 


THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE. 


Gethsemane Rise 
yonder pos-si-ble 
heavy find-eth 
soul in-deed 
death sin-ners 
tarry wil-ling 
further weak 
possible heav-y 


nevertheless death 


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findeth Geth-se-ma-ne 
indeed flesh 

willing ne-ver-the-less 
flesh fur-ther 

weak yon-der 

rest rest 

sinners tar-ry 

Rise soul 


Matt. XX VI. 36—46. 


36. Then cometh Jesus with them unto 
a place called Gethsemane, and saith 
unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go 
and pray yonder. 

37. And he took with him Peter and 
the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be 
sorrowful and very heavy. 

08. Then saith he unto them, My soul 
is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: 
tarry ye here, and watch with me. 

39. And he went a little further, and 
fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my 
Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass 


124 THE BIBLE READER. 


from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but 
as thou wilt. 

40. And he cometh unto the disciples, 
and findeth them asleep, and saith unto 
Peter, What, could ye not watch with me 
one hour? 

41. Watch and pray, that ye enter not 
into temptation: the spirit indeed is will- 
ing, but the flesh is weak. 

42. He went away again the second 
time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, 
if this cup may not pass away from me, 
except I drink it, thy will be done. 

43. And he came and found them 
asleep again: for their eyes were heavy. 

44. And he left them, and went away 
again, and prayed the third time, saying 
the same words. 

45. Then cometh he to his disciples, 
and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and 
take your rest: behold, the hour is at 
hand, and the Son of man is betrayed 
into the hands of sinners. 

46. Rise, let us be going: behold, he 
is at hand that doth betray me. 


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SECTION LVII. 


THE SAVIOUR ALLOWS HIMSELF TO BE TAKEN 


PRISONER. 
spake ear 
staves Hail 
whomsoever spake 
kiss staves 
fast struck 
forthwith stretch-ed 
Hail off 
Friend smote 
wherefore for-sook 
stretched forth-with 
drew where-fore 
struck whom-so-ev-er 
smote drew 
off pre-sent-ly 
ear tem-ple 
Thinkest fled 
presently le-gi-ons 


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126 THE BIBLE READER. 


legions thief 

scriptures Think-est 

fulfilled ful-fill-ed 

thief scrip-tures 
temple Friend 

forsook fast 

fled kiss 


Matt. XX VI. 47—56. 


47. And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, 
one of the twelve, came, and with him a 
creat multitude with swords and staves, 
from the chief priests and elders of ‘the 
people. 

48. Now he that betrayed him gave 
them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall 
kiss, that same is he; hold him fast. 

49, And forthwith he came to Jesus, 
and said, Hail, Master; and kissed him. 

50. And Jesus said unto him, Friend, 
wherefore art thou come? ‘Then came 
they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took 
him. 


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51. And, behold, one of them which 
were with Jesus stretched out his hand, 
and drew his sword, and struck a servant 
of the high priest, and smote off his ear. 

52. Then said Jesus unto him, Put up 
again thy sword into his place: for all 
they that take the sword shall perish 
with the sword. 

53. Thinkest thou that I cannot now 
pray to my Father, and he shall pre- 
sently give me more than twelve legions 
of angels? 

54. But how then shall the Scriptures 
be fulfilled, that thus it must be? 

55. In that same hour said Jesus to 
the multitudes, Are ye come out as 
against a thief with swords and staves 
for to take me? I sat daily with you 
teaching in the temple, and ye laid no 
hold on me. 

56. But all this was done, that the 
scriptures of the prophets might be ful- 
filled. Then all the disciples forsook him, 
and fled. 


128 THE BIBLE READER. 


SECTION LVIIL. 


JESUS BROUGHT BEFORE THE JEWISH COUNCIL. 


afar 

end 
council 
none 
fellow 
able 

build 
answerest 
held 
adjure 
whether 
Hereafter 
clouds 
rent 
blasphemy 
further 
need 


Here-af-ter 
wheth-er 
fur-ther 
Proph-e-sy 
cuilt-y 
blas-phe-my 
buf-fet-ed 
build 

held 

need 

end 

rent 

none 
fel-low 

spit 

palms 

a-far 


TUE BIBLE READER. 129 


guilty a-ble 


spit an-swer-est 
buffeted ad-jure - 
palms clouds 
Prophesy coun-cil 


Matt. XX Vi. 57—68. 


57. And they that had laid hold on 
Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high 
priest, where the scribes and the elders 
were assembled. 

58. But Peter followed him afar off 
unto the high priest’s palace, and went 
in, and sat with the servants, to see the 
end. 

59. Now the chief priests, and elders, 
and all the council, sought false witness 
against Jesus, to put him to death ; 

60. But found none: yea, though many 
false witnesses came, yet found they none. 
At the last came two false witnesses, 


130 THE BIBLE READER. 


61. And said, This fellow said, I am 
able to destroy the temple of God, and to 
build it in three days. 

62. And the high priest arose, and 
said unto him, Answerest thou nothing ? 
what is it which these witness against 
thee ? 

63. But Jesus held his peace. And 
the high priest answered and said unto 
hun, I adjure thee by the living God, that 
thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, 
the Son of God. 

64. Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast 
said: nevertheless I say unto you, Here- 
after shall ye see the Son of man sitting 
on the right hand of power, and coming 
in the clouds of heaven. 

65. Then the high priest rent his 
clothes, saying, He hath spoken blas- 
phemy; what further need have we of 
witnesses? behold, now ye have heard 
his blasphemy. 

66. What think ye? They answered 
and said, He is guilty of death. 

67. Then did they spit in his face, and 


THE BIBLE READER. 131 


buffeted him; and others smote him with 
thé palms of their hands, 

68. Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou 
Christ, Who is he that smote thee? 


SECTION LIX. 


PETER DENIES HIS MASTER, BUT REPENTS. 


damsel bit-ter-ly 
denied be-wray-eth 
porch de-ni-ed 
oath dam-sel 
speech speech 
bewrayeth porch 

swear oath 

crew crew 

wept swear 


bitterly wept 


E32 THE BIBLE READER. 


Matt. XX VI. 69—75. 


69. Now Peter sat without in the 
palace: and a damsel came unto him, 
saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of 
Galilee. 

70. But he denied before them all, 
saying, I know not what thou sayest. 

71. And when he was gone out into 
the porch, another maid saw him, and 
said unto them that were there, This fel- 
low was also with Jesus of Nazareth. 

72. And again he denied with an oath, 
I do not know the man. 

73. And after a while came unto him 
they that stood by, and said to Peter, 
Surely thou also art one of them; for thy 
speech bewrayeth thee. 

74. Then began he to curse and to 
swear, saying, I know not the man. And 
immediately the cock crew. 

75. And Peter remembered the word 
of Jesus, which said unto him, Before 
the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. 
And he went out, and wept bitterly. 


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SECTION LX. 


THE END OF JUDAS. 


counsel led 

bound va-lu-ed | 
led hang-ed 
Pontius Pilate  treas-u-ry 
governor Jer-e-my 
innocent bu-ry 
hanged bought 
lawful bound 
treasury coun-sel 
price law-ful 
bought Pon-ti-us Pi-late 
potter’s pot-ter’s 
bury in-no-cent 
Jeremy @OV-er-lor 


valued price 


12 


134 THE BIBLE READER. 


Matt. XX VIL. 1—10. 


1. When the morning was come, all 
the chief priests and elders of the people 
took counsel against Jesus to put him to 
death: 

2. And when they had bound him, 
they led him away, and delivered him 
to Pontius Pilate the governor. 

8. Then Judas, which had betrayed 
him, when he saw that he was condemned, 
repented himself, and brought again the 
thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests 
and elders, 

4. Saying, I have sinned in that I have 
betrayed the innocent blood. And they 
said, What is that to us? see thou to 
that. 

5. And he cast down the pieces of sil- 
ver in the temple, and departed, and went 
and hanged himself. 

6. And the chief priests took the silver 
pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to 
put them into the treasury, because it is 
the price of blood. 


THE BIBLE READER. 135 


7. And they: took counsel, and bought 
with them the potter’s field, to bury 
strangers In. 

8. Wherefore that field was called, The 
field of blood, unto this day. 

9. Then was fulfilled that which was 
spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, 
And they took the thirty pieces of silver, 
the price of him that was valued, whom 
they of the children of Israel did value ; 

10. And gave them for the potter's 
field, as the Lord appointed me. 


SECTION LXI. 


CHRIST BEFORE THE ROMAN GOVERNOR. 


accused Bar-ab-bas 
wont no-ta-ble 
release pris-on-er 
prisoner wont 


notable ac-cu-sed 


136 THE BIBLE READER. 


—_— ____ 


a 


Barabbas judg-ment 
envy just 
judgment per-sua-ded 
seat re-lease 
just twain 
persuaded seat 
Whether en-vy 

twain W heth-er 


Matt. XX VII. 11—23. 


11. And Jesus stood before the gover- 
nor: and the governor asked him, saying, 
Art thou the King of the Jews? And 
Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest. 

12. And when he was accused of the 
chief priests and elders, he answered 
nothing. 

13. Then said Pilate unto him, Hear- 
est thou not how many things they wit- 
ness against thee? 


9 


THE BIBLE READER. 137 


14. And he answered him to never a 
word; insomuch that the governor mar- 
velled greatly. 

15. Now at that feast the governor 
was wont to release unto the people a 
prisoner, whom they would. 

16. And they had then a notable pri- 
soner, called Barabbas. 

17. Therefore when they were ga- 
thered together, Pilate said unto them, 
Whom will ye that I release unto you? 
Barabbas, or Jesus which is called 
Christ ? 

18. For he knew that for envy they 
had delivered him. 

19. When he was set down on the 
judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, 
saying, Have thou nothing to do with 
that just man: for I have suffered many 
things this day in a dream because of 
him. 

20. But the chief priests and elders 
persuaded the multitude that they should 
ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. 


21. The governor answered and said 
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158 THE BIBLE READER. 


unto them, Whether of the twain will ye 
that I release unto you? They said, Bar- 
abbas. 

22. Pilate saith unto them, What shall 
I do then with Jesus which is_ called 
Christ? They all say unto him, Let him 
be crucified. 

23. And the governor said, Why, what 
evil hath he done? But they cried out 
the more, saying, Let him be crucified. 


SECTION LXII. 


JESUS MOCKED BY THE SOLDIERS. 


prevail crown 
tumult com-mon 
washed com-pell-ed 
person plat-ted 
scourged strip-ped 


soldiers _ scourg-ed 


THE BIBLE READER. 139 


common 
hall 

band 
stripped 
scarlet 
robe 
platted 
crown 
reed 

knee 
raiment 
Cyrene 
compelled 


wash-ed 
ral-ment 
pre-vail 
Cy-rene 
knee 
reed 
robe 
sol-diers 
scar-let 
band 
hall 
tu-mult 
per-son 


Matt. XX VII. 24—32. 


24. When Pilate saw that he could 
prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult 
was made, he took water, and washed his 


140 THE BIBLE READER. 


hands before the multitude, saying, | am 
innocent of the blood of this just person: 
see ye to it. 

25. Then answered all the people, and 
said, His blood be on us, and on our 
children. 

26. Then released he Barabbas unto 
them: and when he had scourged Jesus, 
he delivered him to be crucitied. 

27. Then the soldiers of the governor 
took Jesus into the common hall, and 
gathered unto him the whole band of 
soldiers. ‘ 

28. And they stripped him, and put on 
him a scarlet robe. 

29. And when they had platted a 
crown of thorns, they put it upon his 
head, and a reed in his right hand: and 
they bowed the knee before him, and 
mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the 
Jews! 

o0. And they spit upon him, and 
took the reed, and smote him on the 
head. 3 

ol. And after that they had mocked 


THE BIBLE READER. 141 


him, they took the robe off from him, 
and put his own raiment on him, and led 
him away to crucify him. 

32. And as they came out, they found 
a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him 
they compelled to bear his cross. 


SECTION LXIIT. 


THE SAVIOUR CRUCIFIED. 


Golgotha cross 

skull | lots 
vinegar Gol-go-tha 
mingled gall 

gall wag-ging 
tasted mal-e-fac-tors 
parted vin-e-gar 
lots ves-ture 
vesture skull 
accusation due 
thieves par-a-dise 


142 THE BIBLE READER. 


reviled 
wagging 
Cross 
malefactors 
railed 

clue 

aAMISS 
paradise 


part-ed 
tast-ed 
rail-ed 
re-vil-ed 
min-gled 
a-MiSs 
thieves 
ac-cu-sa-tion 


a 


Matt. XX VII. 383—43. Luke 
Od HH io ap ee Be 


oo. And when they were come unto a 
place called Golgotha, that is to say, a 


place of a skull, 


o4. They gave him vinegar to drink 
mingled with gall: and when he had 
tasted thereof, he would not drink. 

do. And they crucified him, and parted 
his garments, casting lots: that it might 
be fulfilled which was spoken by the pro- 
phet, They parted my garments among 


THE BIBLE READER. 143 


them, and upon my vesture did they cast 
lots. 

36. And sitting down, they watched 
him there ; 

37. And set up over his head his accu- 
sation written, THIS IS JESUS THE 
KING OF THE JEWS. 

38. Then were there two thieves cruci- 
fied with him; one on the right hand, 
and another on the leit. 

39. And they that passed by reviled 
him, wagging their heads, 

40. And saying, Thou that destroy- 
set the temple, and buildest it in 
three days, save thyself. If thou be 
the Son of God, come down from the 
CYOSS. 

41. Likewise also the chief priests 
mocking him, with the scribes and 
elders, said, 

42. He saved others; himself he can- 
not save. If he be the King of Israel, 
let him now come down from the cross, 
and we will believe him. 

43, He trusted in God; let him deliver 


1 


144 THE BIBLE READER. 


him now, if he will have him: for he said, 
I am the Son of God. 

(Luke xxiii. 39.) And one of the male- 
factors which were hanged railed on him, 
saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself, 
and us. 

40. But the other answering rebuked 
hin, saying, Dost not thou fear God, see- 
ing thou art in the same condemnation ? 

41. And we indeed justly; for we re- 
ceive the due reward of our deeds: but 
this man hath done nothing amiss. 

42. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, re- 
member me when thou comest into thy 
kingdom. 

43. And Jesus said unto him, Verily 
I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be 
with me in paradise. 


THE BIBLE READER. 


145 


SECTION LXIV. 


THE SAVIOUR DIES UPON THE CROSS. 


ninth 

loud 

aot Eh, lama 
sabachthani 

forsaken 

Elias 

sponge 

ghost 

veil 

top 

bottom 

quake 

rocks 

bodies 

saints 

slept 

centurion 


13 


for-sa-ken 

saints 

slept 

ohost 

sponge 

top 

bot-tom 

loud 

rocks 

bod-ies 

J OS-ES 

cen-tu-ri-on 

Tru-ly 

ninth 

veil 

E-li, E-li, la-ma 
sa-bach-tha-nl 


146 THE BIBLE READER. 


Truly E-li-as 
Magdalene quake 
Joses Mag-da-lene 


Matt. XX VIL. 45—56. 


45. Now from the sixth hour there 
was darkness over all the land unto the 
ninth hour. 

46. And about the ninth hour Jesus 
cried with a loud voice, saying, Eh, Eh, 
lama sabachthani? that is to say, My 
God, my God, why hast thou forsaken 
me ? 

47. Some of them that stood there, 
when they heard that, said, This man 
calleth for Elias. | 

48. And straightway one of them ran, 
and took a sponge, and filled it with 
vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave 
him to drink. 

49. The rest said, Let be, let us see 
whether Elias will come to save him. 


THE BIBLE READER. 147 


50. Jesus, when he had cried again 
with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. 

51. And, behold, the vail of the tem- 
ple was rent in twain from the top to the 
bottom; and the earth did quake, and 
the rocks rent ; 

52. And the graves were opened; and 
many bodies of the saints which slept 
arose, 

53. And came out of the graves after 
his resurrection, and went into the holy 
city, and appeared unto many. 

54. Now when the centurion, and they 
that were with him, watching Jesus, saw 
the earthquake, and those things that 
were done, they feared greatly, saying, 
Truly this was the Son of God. 

55. And many women were there be- 
holding afar off, which followed Jesus 
from Galilee, ministering unto him: 

56. Among which was Mary Magda- 
lene, and Mary the mother of James and 
Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s chil- 
dren. 


148 THE BIBLE READER. 


SECTION LXV. 


THE BURIAL OF JESUS. 


rich 
Arimathea 
clean 

linen 

cloth 

new 

tomb 
hewn 
rolled 
stone 

door 
sepulchre 
preparation 
Sir 


deceiver 


stone 


roll-ed 


door 
worse 
er-ror 
cloth 
tomb 
hewn 
new 
clean 
lin-en 
rich 
a-live 


de-ceiv-er 


Sir 


THE BIBLE READER. 149 


alive seal-ing’ 

error se-pul-chre 
worse pre-pa-ra-tion 
sealing A-ri-ma-the-a 


Matt. XX VII. 57—66. 


57. When the even was come, there 
came a rich man of Arimathea, named 
Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ dis- 
ciple: 

58. He went to Pilate, and begged the 
body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded 
the body to be delivered. 

59. And when Joseph had taken the 
body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 

60. And laid it in his own new tomb, 
which he had hewn out in the rock: and 
he rolled a great stone to the door of the 
sepulchre, and departed. 

61. And there was Mary Magdalene, 


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150 THE BIBLE READER. 


and the other Mary, sitting over against 
the sepulchre, 

62. Now the next day, that followed’ 
the day of the preparation, the chief 
priests and Pharisees came together unto 
Pilate, 

63. Saying, Sir, we remember that that 
deceiver said, while he was yet alive, 
After three days I will rise again. 

64. Command therefore that the se- 
pulchre be made sure until the third day, 
lest his disciples come by night, and steal 
him away, and say unto the people, He 
is risen from the dead: so the last error 
shall be worse than the first. 

65. Pilate said unto them, Ye have a 
watch: go your way, make it as sure as 
ye can. 

66. So they went, and made the se- 
pulchre sure, sealing the stone, and set- 
ting a watch. 


THE BIBLE READER. Lo? 


SECTION LXVLI. 


THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST. 


dawn 


countenance 


white 
snow 
keepers 
shake 
quickly 
run 

feet 
large 
money 
stole 
secure 
reported 


feet 
keep-ers 
se-cure 
snow 
stole 
shake 
dawn 
coun-te-nance 
large 
quick-ly 
mon-ey 
re-port-ed 
run 

white 


152 THE BIBLE READER. 


Matt. XXVIII. 1—15. 


1. In the end of the sabbath, as it be- 
gan to dawn toward the first day of the 
week, came Mary Magdalene and the 
other Mary to see the sepulchre. 

2. And, behold, there was a great earth- 
quake: for the angel of the Lord de- 
scended from heaven, and came and rolled 
back the stone from the door, and sat 
upon it. 

3. His countenance was like lightning, 
and his raiment white as snow: 

4. And for fear of him the keepers did 
shake, and became as dead men. 

5. And the angel answered and said 
unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know 
that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. 

6. He is not here: for he is risen, as 
he said. Come, see the place where the 
Lord lay. 

7. And go quickly, and tell his disei- 
ples that he is risen from the dead; and, 
behold, he goeth before you into Galilee ; 


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there shall ye see him: lo, I have told 
you. 

8. And they departed quickly from the 
sepulchre with fear and great joy; and 
did run to bring his disciples word. 

9. And as they went to tell his dis- 
ciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, 
All hail. And they came and held him 
by the feet, and worshipped him. 

10. Then said Jesus unto them, Be 
not afraid: go tell my brethren that they 
eo into Galilee, and there shall they see 
me. 

11. Now when they were going, behold, 
some of the watch came into the city, 
and showed unto the chief priests all the 
things that were done. 

12. And when they were assembled 
with the elders, and had taken counsel, 
they gave large money unto the sol- 
diers, 

13. Saying, Say ye, His disciples came 
by night, and stole him away while we 
slept. 

14. And if this come to the governor’s 


154 THE BIBLE READER. 


ears, we will persuade him, and secure 
you. 

15. So they took the money, and did 
as they were taught: and this saying is 
commonly reported among the Jews until 
this day. 


SECTION LXVIL. 


THE LAST WORDS OF JESUS, AND HIS ASCENSION 
INTO HEAVEN. 


doubted what-so-ever 
observe ob-serve 
whatsoever con-firm-ing 
alway doubt-ed 


confirming al-way 


THE BIBLE READER. 15 


yt 


Matt. XXVIII. 16—20. Mark 
OV Te 95620: 


16. Then the eleven disciples went 
away into Galilee, into a mountain 
where Jesus had appointed them. 

17. And when they saw him, they 
worshipped him: but some doubted. 

18. And Jesus came and spake unto 
them, saying, All power is given unto 
me in heaven and in earth. 

19. Go ye therefore, and teach all na- 
tions, baptizing them in the name of the 
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy 
Ghost: : 

20. Teaching them to observe all things 
whatsoever I have commanded you: and, 
lo, I am with you alway, even unto the 
end of the world. Amen. 

(Mark xvi. 19.) So then, after the Lord 
had spoken unto them, he was received 
up into heaven, and sat on the right hand 
of God. 

20. And they went forth, and preached 


156 THE BIBLE READER. 


every where, the Lord working with them, 
and confirming the word with signs fol- 
lowing. Amen. 


SECTION LXVIII. 


THE JUDGMENT DAY, AS REVEALED TO JOHN 
THE APOSTLE. 


Revelation lake 

small hell 

stand stand 

hell small 

lake Re-ve-la-tion 


“Rev. XX. 11—15. 


11. And I saw a great white throne, 
and him that sat on it, from whose face 
the earth and the heaven fled away; and 
there was found no place for them. 


THE BIBLE READER. 1437) 


12. And I saw the dead, small and 
creat, stand before God; and the books 
were opened: and another book was 
opened, which is the book of life: and 
the dead were judged out of those things 
which were written in the books, accord- 
ing to their works. 

13. And the sea gave up the dead 
which were in it; and death and hell de- 
livered up the dead which were in them: 
and they were judged every man accord- 
ing to their works. 

14. And death and hell were cast into 
the lake of fire. This is the second death. 

15. And wiwsoever was not found 
written in the book of life was cast into 
the lake of fire. 


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SECTION LXIX. 


bride 
adorned 
tabernacle 
wipe 

tears 

pain 
former 
garnished 
precious 
pearls 
several 
street 
transparent 
glass 
Almighty 


HEAVEN. 


pearls 
pre-ci-ous 
glass 
gar-nish-ed 
a-dorn-ed 
Al-migh-ty 
bride 
ta-ber-na-cle 
trans-pa-rent 
pain 

tears 
for-mer 
sev-er-al 
street 

wipe 


THE BIBLE READER. 159 


Reavis Xk 4010 2124. 


1. And I saw a new heaven and a 
new earth: for the first heaven and the 
first earth were passed away; and there 
was no more sea. 

2. And I John saw the holy diy new 
Jerusalem, coming down from God out 
of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned 
for her husband. 

8. And I heard a great voice out of 
heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle 
of God is with men, and he will dwell 
with them, and they shall be his people, 
and God himself shall be with them, and 
be their God. 

4. And God shall wipe away ¢ all tears 
from their eyes; and there shall be no 
more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, 
neither shall there be any more pain: for 
the former things are passed away. 

19. And the foundations of the wall 
of the city were garnished with all man- 
ner of precious stones. 


160 THE BIBLE READER. 
MLS ANA PROS SR RAMA 


21. And the twelve gates were twelve 
pearls; every several gate was of one 
pearl: and the street of the city was 
pure gold, as it were transparent glass. 

22. And I saw no temple therein: for 
the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb 
are the temple of it. 

23. And the city had no need of the 
sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: 
for the glory of the Lord did lighten it, 
and the Lamb is the light thereof. 

24. And the nations of them which 
are saved shall walk in the light of it. 


SECTION LXX. 


WHO MUST BE LOST. 


defileth lie 
abomination li-ars 
lie idol-a-terg 


unbelieving mur-der-ers 


THE BIBLE READER. 161 


abominable whore-mon-gers 
murderers sor-ce-rers 
whoremongers a-bom-in-a-ble 
sorcerers a-bom-in-a-tion 
idolaters brim-stone 

liars burn-eth 
burneth de-fi-leth 
brimstone un-be-liev-ing 


Rey. XXI. 27, 8. 


27. And there shall in no wise enter 
into it [heaven] any thing that defileth, 
neither whatsoever worketh abomination, 
or maketh a lie: but they which are 
written in the Lamb’s book of life. 

8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, 
and the abominable, and murderers, and 
whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idola- 
ters, and all liars, shall have their part 
in the lake that burneth with fire and 


brimstone: which is the second death. 
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162 THE BIBLE READER. 
Ried See eee yma MTP pr ce 


SECTION LXXI. 


THE CONCLUSION OF THE WHOLE MATTER—ALL 
MAY BE SAVED THROUGH CHRIST. 


conclusion grace 
matter se-cret 
duty tes-ti-fy 
secret bright 
Alpha mine 
Omega off-spring 
dogs O-me-ga 
mine Al-pha 
testify mat-ter 
churches root 

root dogs 
offspring con-clu-sion 
bright du-ty 
grace church-es 


THE BIBLE READER. 163 


Eccles. XII. 13,14. Rev. XXII. 
13217 2208-2. 


13. Let us hear the conclusion of the 
whole matter: Fear God, and keep his 
commandments: for this is the whole 
duty of man. 

14. For God shall bring every work 
into judgment, with every secret thing, 
whether it be good, or whether it be evil. 

(Rev. xxii. 13.) Tam Alpha and Ome- 
ga, the beginning and the end, the first 
and the last. 

14. Biessed are they that. do his com- 
mandments, that they may have right to 
the tree of life, and may enter in through 
the gates into the city. 

15. For without are dogs, and sorce- 
rers, and whoremongers, and murderers, 
and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and 
maketh a he. 

16. I Jesus have sent mine angel to 
testify unto you these things in the 
churches. I am the root and the ofl- 


164 THE BIBLE READER. 


spring of David, and the bright and 
morning star. 

17. And the Spirit and the bride say, 
Come. And let him that heareth say, 
Come. And let him that is athirst come. 
And whosoever will, let him take the 
water of life freely. 

2). He which testifieth these things 
saith, Surely I come quickly: Amen. 
Kven so, come, Lord Jesus. 

21. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ 
be with you all. Amen. 


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SECTION- LXXITI. 


short 
Draw 
walk 
truth 
upright 
issues 
Look 
afflictions 
ceasing 
Quench 
blotted 
added 
Trust 
fed 

use 
abusing 


use 
ab-us-ing 
truth 
Trust 
up-right 
is-sues 
Zi-on 
Look 
blot-ted 
short 
walk 
Draw 
Vain 


a-wake 


- add-ed 


ceas-Ing 


166 THE BIBLE READER. 


Vain strength 
help Quench 
Zion help 

awake al-flic-tions 
strength fed 


ALPHABETICAL LIST OF TEXTS. 


All have sinned, and come short of the 
glory of God. Rom. iii. 23. 
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and 
thou shalt be saved. Acts xvi. 31. 
Christ Jesus came into the world to save 
sinners. 1 Tim.i. 15. 

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh 
to you. James iv. 8. 

Kxcept ye repent, ye shall all likewise 
perish. Luke xiii. 3. 

Fear the Lord, walk in his ways. Deut. 
x Le, 


THE BIBLE READER. 167 


God is a Spirit: and they that worship 
him must worship him in spirit and in 
truth. John iv. 24. 

Have faith in God. Mark x1. 22. 

If the Son make you free, ye shall be free 
indeed. John vi. 36. 

Just and right is the Lord. Deut. 
eC Kate! 

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out 
of it are the issues of life. Prov. iv. 23. 

Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the 
ends of the earth. Isa. xlv. 22. 


Many are the afflictions of the righteous: 
but the Lord delivereth him out of them 
all. Ps. xxxiv. 19. 

Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but 
unto thy name give glory. Ps. exv. 1. 

Other foundation can no man lay than 
that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 
Peon tie kL: 

Pray without ceasing. 1 Thess. v. 17. 

Quench not the Spirit. 1 Thess. v. 19. 

Repent ye therefore, and be converted, 


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that your sins may be blotted out. 
Acts ii. 19. 

Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his 
righteousness; and all these things 
shall be added unto you. Matt. vi. 33. 

Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt 
thou dwell in the land, and verily thou 
shalt be fed. Ps. xxxvii. 3. 

Use this world as not abusing it. 1 Cor. 
Vile Ls | 

Vain is the help of man. Ps. lx. 11. 

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into 
temptation, Matt. xxvi. 41. 

Ye are not your own; ye are bought with 
a price: therefore glorify God in your 
body, and in your spirit, which are 
God’s. 1 Cor. vi. 20. 

Zion, awake, awake, put on thy strength. 
Isa. li. 1. 


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